Health in Ghana 1,386 indicators covering health for Ghana. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) 26.2% 2017 up 7.9% 94th People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) 59.2% 2017 up 1.8% 91st People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 61.9% 2017 down 11.7% 21st People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 39.3% 2017 down 11.2% 25th People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 26.9% 2017 down 10.9% 29th People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 16.8% 2017 down 25.5% 29th People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 8.5% 2017 down 34.2% 24th People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 23.6% 2017 up 15.9% 15th People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 8.8% 2017 down 11.1% 16th People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 4.3% 2017 down 13.7% 10th People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4 1.5% 2017 down 55.5% 11th People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 0.7% 2017 down 24.3% 6th Antenatal care attendees positive for syphilis who received treatment 100.0% 2023 up 33.3% 1st Prevalence of syphilis 1.2% 2022 down 17.2% 36th Population in areas that warrant treatment with antibiotics, facial 0 2025 — 23rd Sales of beer in 1000s hectolitres 1.96 2009 down 99.8% 145th Population 0-24 58.2% 2011 down 4.7% 39th Confirmed cases of MDR-TB 20 2012 up 1,900.0% 73rd Number of people operated for trachomatous trichiasis 19 2025 down 62.7% 27th Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q1 93.2% 2019 up 0.8% 17th Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q2 96.2% 2019 up 3.6% 20th Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q3 99.1% 2019 up 3.0% 6th Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q4 99.3% 2019 up 1.5% 10th Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q5 100.0% 2019 up 0.5% 1st Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q1 12.4% 2019 up 27.8% 22nd Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q2 15.9% 2019 down 1.9% 22nd Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q3 26.8% 2019 up 15.5% 18th Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q4 33.1% 2019 up 15.3% 20th Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q5 36.0% 2019 down 29.8% 26th Tuberculosis prevalence rate 92 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 55.3% 45th Children with a birth weight 64.71 2016 up 51.1% 73rd Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q1 25.3% 2018 up 118.1% 25th Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q2 26.4% 2018 up 83.3% 28th Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q3 25.8% 2018 up 63.3% 29th Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q4 26.1% 2018 up 30.5% 30th Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q5 18.8% 2018 down 8.7% 41st Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q1 26.8% 2018 up 88.7% 26th Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q2 28.3% 2018 up 39.4% 28th Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q3 29.1% 2018 up 33.5% 28th Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q4 28.8% 2018 down 0.7% 31st Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q5 23.8% 2018 down 24.2% 40th New cases: other 0 2010 — 33rd Compliance with international health regulations 74 2016 up 29.8% 84th Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration a 38.7% 2018 down 13.2% 30th Number of malaria cases treated with any first line tx courses 4.96 million 2024 up 28.3% 13th Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q1 63.4% 2018 up 174.5% 23rd Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q2 71.7% 2018 up 38.2% 24th Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q3 77.4% 2018 up 16.6% 29th Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q4 87.3% 2018 up 6.2% 28th Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 96.8% 2018 up 1.0% 21st Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q1 7.3% 2018 up 386.7% 22nd Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 12.3% 2018 up 112.1% 22nd Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3 11.3% 2018 up 17.7% 24th Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q4 18.4% 2018 up 18.7% 23rd Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 30.9% 2018 up 13.6% 25th Vaccinations (BCG) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q1 92.5% 2018 up 3.5% 18th Vaccinations (BCG) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q2 92.7% 2018 down 3.0% 26th Vaccinations (BCG) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q3 91.7% 2018 down 5.8% 31st Vaccinations (BCG) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q4 95.2% 2018 down 4.8% 26th Vaccinations (BCG) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q5 95.9% 2018 down 2.8% 25th ← Previous Page 21 of 24 Next →