Births attended by skilled health staff in Ghana
Ghana: Births attended by skilled health staff was 75.3% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Ghana, 1993–2014
Source: Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2014, births attended by skilled health staff in Ghana stood at 75.3%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.1% on the previous year and up 65.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Ghana peaked at 75.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 43.1%, in 1993.
That places Ghana 18th out of 34 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 43.1% | — |
| 1998 | 44.5% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 45.5% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 49.4% | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 59.8% | +21.1% |
| 2011 | 68.4% | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 75.3% | +10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.8% | 43.1% | 44.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 51.6% | 45.5% | 59.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 71.9% | 68.4% | 75.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 15 Sierra Leone 81.4% compare
- 16 Benin 79.8% compare
- 17 Uganda 78.2% compare
- 19 Kenya 75.1% compare
- 20 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 74.7% compare
- 21 Côte d'Ivoire 74.2% compare
More reference data data for Ghana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2805 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1989 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff in Ghana?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Ghana was 75.3% in 2014, according to Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank.
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 75.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.1% in 1993.
- How does Ghana rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Ghana ranks 18th out of 34 countries with data for 2014.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank, published as part of Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of most recent births in last 2 years attended by any skilled health personnel (women age 18-49 at the time of the survey). Definition of skilled varies by country and survey but always includes doctor, nurse, midwife and auxiliary midwife).