Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q5 in Ghana
Ghana: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q5 was 97.7% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q5 in Ghana, 1993–2014
Source: Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank. Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2014, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 in Ghana stood at 97.7%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 in Ghana peaked at 97.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 86.0%, in 1998.
Ghana ranks 14th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q5 in Ghana, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 86.9% | — |
| 1998 | 86.0% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 91.6% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 89.9% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 96.4% | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 97.6% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.5% | 86.0% | 86.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 92.6% | 89.9% | 96.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 97.6% | 97.6% | 97.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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- 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): q5 in Ghana?
- Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 in Ghana was 97.7% 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): q5 recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 97.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.0% in 1998.
- How does Ghana rank for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5?
- Ghana ranks 14th out of 33 countries with data for 2014.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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): Q5 (highest). 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).