Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in Ghana
Ghana: Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel was 78.9 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in Ghana, 1988–2018
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 78.9 for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in 2018. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Ghana peaked at 78.9 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 40.1, in 1988.
That places Ghana 138th out of 169 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 40.1 | — |
| 1993 | 43.8 | +9.2% |
| 1994 | 43.8 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 44.3 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 44.3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 47.1 | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 49.7 | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 55.2 | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 54.7 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 67.2 | +22.9% |
| 2014 | 70.8 | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 78.1 | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 78.9 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.1 | 40.1 | 40.1 | 1 |
| 1990s | 44.05 | 43.8 | 44.3 | 4 |
| 2000s | 51.68 | 47.1 | 55.2 | 4 |
| 2010s | 73.75 | 67.2 | 78.9 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More gender data for Ghana
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 12,710 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3902 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 25,512 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 25,512 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Ghana?
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Ghana was 78.9 in 2018, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 78.9 in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.1 in 1988.
- How does Ghana rank for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Ghana ranks 138th out of 169 countries with data for 2018.
- Is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.