Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q5 in Ghana
Ghana: Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q5 was 36.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q5 in Ghana, 1993–2019
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q5 in Ghana is 36.0%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q5 in Ghana peaked at 60.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 36.0%, in 2019.
Ghana ranks 26th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q5 in Ghana, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 55.9% | — |
| 1998 | 60.3% | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 46.2% | -23.4% |
| 2006 | 46.1% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 51.3% | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 48.7% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 42.3% | -13.1% |
| 2016 | 43.6% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 36.3% | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 36.0% | -0.8% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 36.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.3%, 83% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 36.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.2%, 1.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.1% | 55.9% | 60.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 47.9% | 46.1% | 51.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 41.4% | 36.0% | 48.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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Frequently asked questions
- What is antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q5 in Ghana?
- Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q5 in Ghana was 36.0% in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q5 recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 60.3% in 1998.
- What is the lowest antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q5 recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.0% in 2019.
- How does Ghana rank for antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q5?
- Ghana ranks 26th out of 45 countries with data for 2019.
- Is antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q5 rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q5 (highest). 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.