Women accessing antenatal care (ANC) services who were tested for in Ghana
Ghana: Women accessing antenatal care (ANC) services who were tested for was 95.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Women accessing antenatal care (ANC) services who were tested for in Ghana, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for in Ghana is 95.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 182.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for in Ghana peaked at 95.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 33.9%, in 2014.
That places Ghana 32nd out of 97 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Women accessing antenatal care (ANC) services who were tested for in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 41.5% | — |
| 2014 | 33.9% | -18.3% |
| 2015 | 61.8% | +82.3% |
| 2016 | 77.6% | +25.6% |
| 2017 | 44.7% | -42.4% |
| 2018 | 52.9% | +18.3% |
| 2021 | 90.8% | +71.6% |
| 2022 | 95.8% | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 88.1% | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 95.8% | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 52.1% | 33.9% | 77.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 92.6% | 88.1% | 95.8% | 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 women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for in Ghana?
- Women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for in Ghana was 95.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.9% in 2014.
- How does Ghana rank for women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for?
- Ghana ranks 32nd out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
- Is women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 182.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Women accessing antenatal care (ANC) services who were tested for syphilis (%), reported. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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