Diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized in Ghana
Ghana: Diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized was 19.59 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
19.59
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
168th
of 198 countries
All-time high
19.68
in 2014
All-time low
16.75
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized in Ghana, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized in Ghana is 19.59, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized in Ghana peaked at 19.68 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 16.75, in 1990.
That places Ghana 168th out of 198 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.75 | — |
| 1991 | 16.87 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 17.01 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 17.15 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 17.3 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 17.46 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 17.63 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 17.8 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 17.97 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 18.14 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 18.31 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 18.48 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 18.65 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 18.81 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 18.96 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 19.11 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 19.23 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 19.34 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 19.43 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 19.51 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 19.57 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 19.62 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 19.65 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 19.67 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 19.68 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19.67 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 19.66 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 19.63 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 19.61 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 19.59 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 19.58 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 19.58 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 19.59 | +0.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 19.59 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.34, 84% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 19.59 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.61, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.41 | 16.75 | 18.14 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.98 | 18.31 | 19.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.63 | 19.57 | 19.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.58 | 19.58 | 19.59 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 165 Democratic Republic of Congo 20.58 compare
- 166 East Timor 20.14 compare
- 167 Equatorial Guinea 19.64 compare
- 169 Gabon 19.38 compare
- 170 Guinea 19.05 compare
- 171 Mali 18.71 compare
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 986.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,361 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized in Ghana?
- Diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized in Ghana was 19.59 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 19.68 in 2014.
- What is the lowest diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.75 in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized?
- Ghana ranks 168th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 Diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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