Health in Ghana

1,394 indicators covering health for Ghana.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
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
Vaccinations (Measles) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q1 85.5% 2018 down 2.3% 9th
Vaccinations (Measles) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q2 87.0% 2018 up 1.2% 11th
Vaccinations (Measles) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q3 83.3% 2018 down 7.0% 20th
Vaccinations (Measles) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q4 84.9% 2018 down 11.1% 20th
Vaccinations (Measles) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q5 91.7% 2018 down 3.2% 11th
Prevalence of undernourishment 1 population 2011 down 66.7% 28th
Vaccinations (all vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q1 76.8% 2018 up 3.1% 8th
Vaccinations (all vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q2 80.1% 2018 up 3.5% 11th
Vaccinations (all vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q3 73.8% 2018 down 1.6% 18th
Vaccinations (all vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q4 78.5% 2018 down 8.9% 17th
Vaccinations (all vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q5 81.3% 2018 down 3.6% 11th
Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q1 21.4% 2018 down 31.0% 14th
Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q2 18.5% 2018 down 28.8% 18th
Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q3 18.1% 2018 down 30.9% 14th
Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q4 15.8% 2018 down 19.0% 19th
Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q5 9.9% 2018 down 25.6% 28th
Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound 89 per 100,000 people 2011 down 56.8% 43rd
Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound 69 per 100,000 people 2011 down 27.4% 40th
Tuberculosis prevalence rate, high uncertainty bound 158 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 58.7% 45th
Tuberculosis prevalence rate, low uncertainty bound 44 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 47.6% 45th
Vaccinations (DPT 3) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q1 89.3% 2018 up 1.5% 8th
Vaccinations (DPT 3) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q2 87.2% 2018 up 0.8% 16th
Vaccinations (DPT 3) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q3 90.9% 2018 up 10.7% 15th
Vaccinations (DPT 3) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q4 92.6% 2018 down 3.3% 12th
Vaccinations (DPT 3) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q5 92.7% 2018 down 0.6% 10th
Vaccinations (no vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q1 3.9% 2018 up 333.3% 25th
Vaccinations (no vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q2 3.9% 2018 up 85.7% 22nd
Vaccinations (no vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q3 3.3% 2018 up 120.0% 21st
Vaccinations (no vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q4 3.0% 2018 18th
Vaccinations (no vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q5 1.9% 2018 20th
Reported clinical malaria cases 1.04 million total 2011 down 65.8% 9th
Number of malaria cases treated with artemisinin-based combination 4.96 million 2024 up 28.3% 12th
Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q2 29.9% 2019 up 34.1% 7th
Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q3 32.3% 2019 up 46.8% 7th
Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q4 25.6% 2019 up 30.6% 12th
Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q5 23.1% 2019 up 61.5% 11th
Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q1 35.0% 2019 up 77.7% 3rd
Number of people protected from malaria by indoor residual spraying 2.55 million 2024 up 92.7% 8th
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q1 62.2% 2018 up 176.4% 19th
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q2 70.5% 2018 up 38.5% 22nd
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q3 76.1% 2018 up 18.2% 25th
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q4 86.4% 2018 up 8.3% 25th
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 96.7% 2018 up 3.5% 17th
Exclusive breastfeeding under six months 52.6 2022 up 15.1% 26th
Exclusive breastfeeding under six months 225.11 2022 up 21.5% 18th
Exclusive breastfeeding 52.59 2022 up 15.2% 26th
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 53 lowest 2018 down 48.5% 23rd
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 49 2018 down 38.0% 24th
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 86 2018 down 15.7% 9th
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 43 2018 down 36.8% 20th
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 46 highest 2018 down 23.3% 17th
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 34 lowest 2018 down 42.4% 26th