Nursing personnel in Ghana
Ghana: Nursing personnel was 66.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Nursing personnel in Ghana, 2013–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 66.7% for nursing personnel in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.6% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nursing personnel in Ghana peaked at 81.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 66.7%, in 2024.
That places Ghana 75th out of 85 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Nursing personnel in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 81.0% | — |
| 2014 | 80.0% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 78.7% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 78.2% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 77.4% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 73.0% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 71.7% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 71.5% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 74.6% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 66.7% | -10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 78.0% | 73.0% | 81.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 71.1% | 66.7% | 74.6% | 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)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0379 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5006 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nursing personnel in Ghana?
- Nursing personnel in Ghana was 66.7% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nursing personnel recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 81.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest nursing personnel recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.7% in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for nursing personnel?
- Ghana ranks 75th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nursing personnel rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Nursing personnel (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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