Antenatal care coverage - at least four visits in Ghana
Ghana: Antenatal care coverage - at least four visits was 87.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Antenatal care coverage - at least four visits in Ghana, 1993–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, antenatal care coverage - at least four visits in Ghana stood at 87.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antenatal care coverage - at least four visits in Ghana peaked at 89.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 58.9%, in 1993.
That places Ghana 38th out of 95 countries with data for 2022, 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 coverage - at least four visits in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 58.9% | — |
| 1998 | 62.3% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 69.4% | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 76.7% | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 78.2% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 86.6% | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 87.3% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 89.3% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 85.0% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 87.8% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.6% | 58.9% | 62.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 74.8% | 69.4% | 78.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 87.0% | 85.0% | 89.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 87.8% | 87.8% | 87.8% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is antenatal care coverage - at least four visits in Ghana?
- Antenatal care coverage - at least four visits in Ghana was 87.8% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest antenatal care coverage - at least four visits recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 89.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest antenatal care coverage - at least four visits recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.9% in 1993.
- How does Ghana rank for antenatal care coverage - at least four visits?
- Ghana ranks 38th out of 95 countries with data for 2022.
- Is antenatal care coverage - at least four visits rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Antenatal care coverage - at least four visits (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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