Number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma in Ghana
Ghana: Number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma in Ghana, 2005–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma in Ghana stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Over the whole period, number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma in Ghana peaked at 899,580 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2015.
That places Ghana 22nd out of 60 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 796,378 | — |
| 2006 | 770,124 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 899,580 | +16.8% |
| 2008 | 147,122 | -83.6% |
| 2012 | 4,990 | -96.6% |
| 2014 | 992 | -80.1% |
| 2015 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 653,301 | 147,122 | 899,580 | 4 |
| 2010s | 854.57 | 0 | 4,990 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 19 Guatemala 36 compare
- 20 Guinea-Bissau 29 compare
- 21 Egypt 9 compare
- 22 Guinea 0 compare
- 22 Mexico 0 compare
- 22 Togo 0
- 22 Cameroon 0 compare
- 22 Morocco 0 compare
- 22 Uganda 0 compare
- 22 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 compare
- 22 Zimbabwe 0 compare
- 22 Pakistan 0 compare
- 22 Chad 0 compare
- 22 Côte d'Ivoire 0 compare
- 22 Fiji 0
- 22 Oman 0 compare
- 22 Burkina Faso 0 compare
- 22 Peru 0
- 22 Mali 0 compare
- 22 Malawi 0 compare
- 22 Niger 0 compare
- 22 Botswana 0
- 22 Nepal 0 compare
- 22 Senegal 0 compare
- 22 Eritrea 0 compare
- 22 Papua New Guinea 0
- 22 Iraq 0
- 22 Gambia 0 compare
- 22 Mauritania 0 compare
- 22 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0
- 22 Yemen 0 compare
- 22 Burundi 0 compare
- 22 Vanuatu 0 compare
- 22 Cambodia 0 compare
- 22 Brazil 0 compare
- 22 Benin 0 compare
- 22 Angola 0 compare
- 22 Myanmar 0 compare
- 22 Somalia 0
- 22 China 0
- 22 Viet Nam 0 compare
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- 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)
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- 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 number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma in Ghana?
- Number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma in Ghana was 0 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 899,580 in 2007.
- What is the lowest number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2015.
- How does Ghana rank for number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma?
- Ghana ranks 22nd out of 60 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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