Health in Ghana

1,386 indicators covering health for Ghana.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Mortality rate age 10-19 - Current trends maintained 9.42 2030 down 9.9% 30th
Mortality rate age 10-19 - High-income country average rate matched 5.35 2030 down 30.8% 39th
Neonatal deaths - Remains constant 16,789 2030 up 3.5% 30th
Neonatal deaths - Current trends maintained 13,776 2030 down 12.2% 35th
Neonatal deaths - SDG target met 11,150 2030 down 26.4% 30th
Under-five deaths - Remains constant 32,979 2030 up 3.4% 35th
Under-five deaths - Current trends maintained 25,731 2030 down 15.9% 35th
Under-five deaths - SDG target met 22,468 2030 down 24.8% 28th
Deaths age 10 to 19 - Remains constant 8,622 2030 up 7.0% 31st
Deaths age 10 to 19 - Current trends maintained 7,626 2030 down 3.4% 31st
Mortality caused by road traffic injury 25.7 per 100,000 population 2019 up 7.5% 46th
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female 11.2 per 100,000 female population 2019 down 9.7% 59th
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male 39.7 per 100,000 male population 2019 up 13.1% 34th
Countries with birth registration data that are at least 90 percent 0 2024 144th
Ipv vaccine coverage 95 2024 up 72.7% 81st
Deaths in armed conflicts by country, annual growth rate -79.59 % change on previous year 2026 12th
Deaths in armed conflicts by region, annual growth rate -79.59 % change on previous year 2026 12th
Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services 34.86 2025 up 116.6% 13th
Tb patients living with hiv receiving art 1,753 2021 up 115.9% 29th
HIV-positive TB patients on ART (antiretroviral therapy) 96.0% 2024 up 146.2% 74th
Hospital beds 6.94 2015 down 0.9% 139th
Treatment success rate for patients treated for MDR-TB 67.0% 2022 down 33.0% 106th
New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population 8.07 2024 down 26.7% 48th
Treatment success rate: HIV-positive TB cases 84 2023 up 15.1% 41st
Prevalence of wasting, weight for height 5.8% 2022 down 6.5% 35th
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or 1.16 million 2024 up 16.0% 22nd
Weight-for-height <-2 SD 5.8 2022 down 6.7% 35th
Polio vaccine: inactivated second or third-dose polio vaccine (IPVc) 70.0% 2025 129th
International Health Regulations core capacity scores, SPAR version 30 2025 139th
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age 12.0% 2022 down 10.4% 38th
Leprosy registered prevalence rate per 1 000 000 population 10.83 2024 down 5.4% 48th
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children 8 2024 up 14.3% 38th
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment 373 2024 up 18.8% 26th
New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per 0.649 2024 up 0.2% 52nd
Children (0-14) living with HIV 18,000 2024 down 45.5% 13th
Ipv1 number unvaccinated 42,550 2023 down 88.8% 60th
Children living with hiv 18,000 2024 down 45.5% 13th
Contraceptive prevalence, any method 36.3% 2022 up 4.6% 86th
Children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV 1,200 2024 down 70.0% 17th
Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus 0 2023 3rd
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 3.3% 2024 down 26.7% 153rd
Number of children newly infected with hiv 1,200 2024 down 70.0% 17th
Share of children under fifteen years old with hiv 1,243 2024 down 68.8% 17th
Number of female leprosy new cases 126 2024 down 10.6% 25th
Estimated number of malaria deaths 11,635 2024 down 19.1% 16th
Estimated number of malaria cases 6.74 million 2024 down 23.4% 14th
National smoking ban: NUMBER OF PLACES SMOKE-FREE 0 2022 157th
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method 27.8% 2022 up 12.1% 86th
Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases 75,000 2014 down 10.7% 24th
Estimated malaria incidence 195.77 2024 down 37.6% 25th
Estimated malaria mortality rate 33.8 2024 down 34.1% 26th
Number of new G2D leprosy cases 42 2024 up 250.0% 27th
Leprosy - New leprosy cases with G2D rate per 1 000 000 population 1.22 2024 up 180.4% 43rd
3.7.2 Adolescent birth rate per 1,000 women 78 2018 up 9.5% 35th
3.1.2 Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 79 2018 up 44.4% 138th
Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Prices 3.32 2022 down 0.3% 143rd
Taxes as a % of price: total tax 22.6% 2022 down 1.4% 173rd
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax 3.7% 2022 down 71.4% 166th
Taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise 11.9% 2022 up 23.5% 76th
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise 0.0% 2022 135th