Health in Ghana 1,386 indicators covering health for Ghana. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female 10.1% 2022 down 10.6% 43rd Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male 13.8% 2022 down 10.4% 35th Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female 15.3% 2022 down 24.6% 53rd Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male 19.4% 2022 down 23.3% 46th How many health warnings are approved by the law for cigarette 6 2022 down 50.0% 85th Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases 15,389 2011 up 29.1% 42nd Number of reported cholera deaths 0 2021 down 100.0% 37th Physiotherapists 747 2024 up 130.6% 57th Diarrhea treatment 47.8% 2018 up 7.4% 36th Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 97.4% 2019 up 8.1% 33rd Generalist medical practitioners 8,156 2024 up 364.2% 40th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 55 2022 up 10.0% 76th Average of 13 International Health Regulations core capacity scores 73.71 2017 up 29.3% 86th New cases: pulmonary smear-negative 5,668 2012 up 110.4% 32nd Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV needing 15,000 2025 down 16.7% 13th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2022 unchanged 73rd Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 60 2022 up 20.0% 71st 3.3.1 (HIV Incidence) - New HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected 0.7039 2022 up 54.2% 18th Average death rate due to natural disasters 1.27 2021 — 53rd Number of full-time equivalent staff in national agency 32 2022 up 6,300.0% 13th Total number of notified TB cases 15,276 2014 up 29.2% 45th The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin 8,532 2021 — 24th Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV 99 2025 up 125.0% 9th Specialist medical practitioners 1,804 2024 up 109.5% 66th Mother-to-child HIV transmission rate 9.4 2024 down 64.1% 60th New cases: pulmonary smear unknown/not done 311 2012 — 38th Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate 86.0% 2011 up 53.6% 59th Share of one year olds who received the rotavirus vaccine 82 2024 down 16.3% 54th How many health warnings are approved by the law for other smoked 6 2022 down 50.0% 77th Insufficiently active 87.46 2016 up 0.3% 19th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 55 2022 up 10.0% 65th The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin 96.1 2021 — 49th Contraceptive prevalence, any method 31.5% 2022 up 6.8% 41st Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 60 2022 up 20.0% 61st Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2022 unchanged 65th Medical doctors 37.7% 2024 up 1.1% 70th Number of presumed malaria cases 396,518 2024 down 93.4% 10th Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method 23.4% 2022 up 7.6% 46th Number of indigenous malaria cases 5.33 million 2024 down 5.7% 12th Number of confirmed malaria cases 5.33 million 2024 down 5.7% 12th Total number of malaria cases 5.73 million 2024 down 50.9% 13th Retreatment cases: treatment after default 93 2012 up 322.7% 57th Yellow fever vaccine (YFV) immunization coverage among 1-year olds 91.0% 2025 up 3.4% 4th Number of indigenous P. falciparum malaria cases 5.31 million 2024 up 22.8% 12th Number of suspected malaria cases 11.88 million 2024 down 25.5% 14th Retreatment cases: other 266 2012 — 49th Retreatment cases: treatment after failure 95 2012 up 427.8% 53rd Number of malaria positive cases by microscopy 1.55 million 2024 up 65.9% 7th Unmet need for contraception 23.4% 2022 down 11.4% 12th Large household expenditures health 0.11 2016 down 77.6% 61st Share of population with large household expenditures on health 10pc 1.33 2016 down 57.2% 62nd Number of malaria suspects examined by microscopy 4.48 million 2024 up 121.5% 9th Absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution 8,600 2015 up 6.2% 52nd Natural disasters deaths 0 1985 — 7th Tuberculosis funding versus budget requirement 3.25 million 2025 down 13.4% 46th Preterm birth rate 8 2020 down 0.1% 45th Preterm birth 72,182 2020 up 6.8% 23rd Number of new reported cases of human African trypanosomiasis 0 2025 — 11th Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported 1.0% 2024 down 60.2% 42nd Percentage of people living with HIV who have suppressed viral loads 52 2025 up 147.6% 73rd ← Previous Page 19 of 24 Next →