Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Ghana
Ghana: Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy was 97.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Ghana, 1988–2019
Source: Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 97.4% for share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in 2019.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Ghana peaked at 97.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 82.8%, in 1988.
That places Ghana 33rd out of 99 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 82.8% | — |
| 1993 | 85.7% | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 85.7% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 88.7% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 87.5% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 91.9% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 92.1% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 96.1% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 90.1% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 96.4% | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 90.5% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 97.5% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.1% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 97.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 82.8% | 82.8% | 82.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 86.9% | 85.7% | 88.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 92.5% | 90.1% | 96.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 96.1% | 90.5% | 97.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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 share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Ghana?
- Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Ghana was 97.4% in 2019, according to Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.8% in 1988.
- How does Ghana rank for share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy?
- Ghana ranks 33rd out of 99 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated share of women who have had a live birth who were visited at least once during pregnancy by a skilled health personnel for reasons related to pregnancy.