Maternal mortality ratio in Ghana
Ghana: Maternal mortality ratio was 234.32 per 100,000 live births in 2023. βΌ Falling
Maternal mortality ratio in Ghana, 2000β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 live births.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 234.32 per 100,000 live births for maternal mortality ratio in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio in Ghana peaked at 472.5 per 100,000 live births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 234.32 per 100,000 live births, in 2023.
Ghana ranks 32nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 407.93 per 100,000 live births | 369 per 100,000 live births | 472.5 per 100,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 315.4 per 100,000 live births | 259.74 per 100,000 live births | 363.05 per 100,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 247.53 per 100,000 live births | 234.32 per 100,000 live births | 263.94 per 100,000 live births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 29 Burkina Faso 241.79 per 100,000 live births compare
- 30 Congo 241.09 per 100,000 live births compare
- 31 Senegal 237.44 per 100,000 live births compare
- 33 Gabon 232.66 per 100,000 live births compare
- 34 Rwanda 229.48 per 100,000 live births compare
- 35 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 226.69 per 100,000 live births compare
More health data for Ghana
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 986.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,361 (2100)
- 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)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 291,497 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 304,855 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 301,852 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 312,958 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 309,507 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio in Ghana?
- Maternal mortality ratio in Ghana was 234.32 per 100,000 live births in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 472.5 per 100,000 live births in 2000.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 234.32 per 100,000 live births in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for maternal mortality ratio?
- Ghana ranks 32nd out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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