Generalist medical practitioners in Ghana
Ghana: Generalist medical practitioners was 8,156 in 2024. β Volatile
Latest (2024)
8,156
Change on year
up 121.6%
World rank
40th
of 101 countries
All-time high
8,156
in 2024
All-time low
1,757
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017β2024
Generalist medical practitioners in Ghana, 2017β2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, generalist medical practitioners in Ghana stood at 8,156. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 121.6% on the previous year and up 364.2% over ten years.
Ghana ranks 40th of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,418 | 1,757 | 3,316 | 3 |
| 2020s | 4,554 | 3,034 | 8,156 | 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 986.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,361 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4994 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 20 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 20 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 294,010 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is generalist medical practitioners in Ghana?
- Generalist medical practitioners in Ghana was 8,156 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest generalist medical practitioners recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 8,156 in 2024.
- What is the lowest generalist medical practitioners recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,757 in 2017.
- How does Ghana rank for generalist medical practitioners?
- Ghana ranks 40th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is generalist medical practitioners rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 364.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Generalist medical practitioners (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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