Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q3 in Ghana
Ghana: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q3 was 78.2% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q3 in Ghana, 1993–2014
Source: Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank.
Analysis
In 2014, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 in Ghana stood at 78.2%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 69.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 in Ghana peaked at 78.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 1993.
Ghana ranks 22nd of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q3 in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 32.0% | — |
| 1998 | 51.9% | +62.1% |
| 2003 | 46.2% | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 46.3% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 65.9% | +42.6% |
| 2011 | 70.8% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 78.2% | +10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.0% | 32.0% | 51.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 52.8% | 46.2% | 65.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 74.5% | 70.8% | 78.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 19 Sierra Leone 80.6% compare
- 20 Côte d'Ivoire 79.8% compare
- 21 Guatemala 79.1% compare
- 23 Senegal 77.8% compare
- 24 Uganda 76.5% compare
- 25 Lao People's Democratic Republic 72.2% 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 (% of total): q3 in Ghana?
- Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 in Ghana was 78.2% in 2014, according to Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank.
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 78.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 1993.
- How does Ghana rank for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3?
- Ghana ranks 22nd out of 33 countries with data for 2014.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.4%. 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): Q3. 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).