Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q2 in Ghana
Ghana: Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q2 was 96.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q2 in Ghana, 1993–2019
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
In 2019, antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q2 in Ghana stood at 96.2%.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q2 in Ghana peaked at 97.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 78.9%, in 1993.
That places Ghana 20th out of 45 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q2 in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 78.9% | — |
| 1998 | 87.8% | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 91.7% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 88.7% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 92.9% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 94.2% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 95.2% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 97.5% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 95.8% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 96.2% | +0.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 96.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 89.2%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 96.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 92.6%, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.3% | 78.9% | 87.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 91.1% | 88.7% | 92.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 95.8% | 94.2% | 97.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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Frequently asked questions
- What is antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q2 in Ghana?
- Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q2 in Ghana was 96.2% in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q2 recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q2 recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.9% in 1993.
- How does Ghana rank for antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q2?
- Ghana ranks 20th out of 45 countries with data for 2019.
- Is antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q2 rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Antenatal care: Percentage of women with one or more live births in the three (one, two) years preceding the survey who have received at least one antenatal care during pregnancy before the most recent birth from any skilled personnel and from a doctor. If the respondent mentioned more than one provider, only the most qualified provider is considered. The DHS surveys refer births in the three years preceding the survey, the MICS2 surveys refer births in the one year preceding the survey, and the MICS3 surveys refer births in the two years preceding the survey.