Medical doctors in Ghana
Ghana: Medical doctors was 37.7% in 2024. β¬ Flat
Latest (2024)
37.7%
Change on year
up 6.8%
World rank
70th
of 82 countries
All-time high
37.7%
in 2024
All-time low
35.3%
in 2023
Years of data
6
2013β2024
Medical doctors in Ghana, 2013β2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 37.7% for medical doctors in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Ghana peaked at 37.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.3%, in 2023.
That places Ghana 70th out of 82 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.5% | 35.8% | 37.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 36.9% | 35.3% | 37.7% | 4 |
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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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Ghana?
- Medical doctors in Ghana was 37.7% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 37.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.3% in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for medical doctors?
- Ghana ranks 70th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Medical doctors (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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