Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate in Ghana
Ghana: Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate was 234 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate in Ghana, 1985–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in Ghana is 234, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in Ghana peaked at 943 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 234, in 2023.
That places Ghana 32nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 871.4 | 799 | 943 | 5 |
| 1990s | 638.3 | 490 | 769 | 10 |
| 2000s | 408 | 369 | 472 | 10 |
| 2010s | 315.4 | 260 | 363 | 10 |
| 2020s | 247.5 | 234 | 264 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 29 Burkina Faso 242 compare
- 30 Congo, Republic of 241 compare
- 31 Senegal 237 compare
- 33 Gabon 233 compare
- 34 Rwanda 229 compare
- 35 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 227 compare
More gender data for Ghana
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 428,908 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 442,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 424,540 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 437,618 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 420,712 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 433,463 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 417,006 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 429,268 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 413,911 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 425,637 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in Ghana?
- Maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in Ghana was 234 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 943 in 1985.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 234 in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate?
- Ghana ranks 32nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.