Births attended by health staff sdgs in Ghana
Ghana: Births attended by health staff sdgs was 78.9 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Births attended by health staff sdgs in Ghana, 1988–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for births attended by health staff sdgs in Ghana is 78.9, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by health staff sdgs in Ghana peaked at 78.9 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 40.1, in 1988.
Ghana ranks 138th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Births attended by health staff sdgs in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 40.1 | — |
| 1993 | 43.8 | +9.2% |
| 1994 | 43.8 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 44.3 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 44.3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 47.1 | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 49.7 | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 55.2 | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 54.7 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 67.2 | +22.9% |
| 2014 | 70.8 | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 78.1 | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 78.9 | +1.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 78.9 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84, 94% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 78.9 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 78.1, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.1 | 40.1 | 40.1 | 1 |
| 1990s | 44.05 | 43.8 | 44.3 | 4 |
| 2000s | 51.68 | 47.1 | 55.2 | 4 |
| 2010s | 73.75 | 67.2 | 78.9 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More health data for Ghana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,361 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5623 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.06 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5816 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0619 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by health staff sdgs in Ghana?
- Births attended by health staff sdgs in Ghana was 78.9 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest births attended by health staff sdgs recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 78.9 in 2018.
- What is the lowest births attended by health staff sdgs recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.1 in 1988.
- How does Ghana rank for births attended by health staff sdgs?
- Ghana ranks 138th out of 169 countries with data for 2018.
- Is births attended by health staff sdgs rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Births attended by health staff sdgs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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