Births attended by skilled health personnel in Ghana
Ghana: Births attended by skilled health personnel was 87.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Ghana, 2003–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, births attended by skilled health personnel in Ghana stood at 87.6%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health personnel in Ghana peaked at 87.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 2003.
That places Ghana 134th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 47.0% | — |
| 2006 | 50.0% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 55.0% | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 67.0% | +21.8% |
| 2014 | 71.0% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 78.1% | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 78.9% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 87.6% | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 87.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.8% | 47.0% | 55.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 73.8% | 67.0% | 78.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 87.6% | 87.6% | 87.6% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health personnel in Ghana?
- Births attended by skilled health personnel in Ghana was 87.6% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 87.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 2003.
- How does Ghana rank for births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Ghana ranks 134th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. 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 Births attended by skilled health personnel (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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