Physicians per 1000 people in Ghana
Ghana: Physicians per 1000 people was 0.266 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.266
Change on year
up 86.0%
World rank
154th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.266
in 2023
All-time low
0.043
in 1989
Years of data
27
1960–2023
Physicians per 1000 people in Ghana, 1960–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physicians per 1000 people in Ghana is 0.266, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 86.0% on the previous year and up 166.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physicians per 1000 people in Ghana peaked at 0.266 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.043, in 1989.
Ghana ranks 154th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.06 | 0.047 | 0.073 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.078 | 0.078 | 0.078 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.053 | 0.043 | 0.067 | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.062 | 0.062 | 0.062 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0934 | 0.07 | 0.148 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.1061 | 0.089 | 0.144 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1758 | 0.128 | 0.266 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 151 Afghanistan 0.317 compare
- 152 Haiti 0.292 compare
- 153 Kenya 0.289 compare
- 155 Mauritania 0.261 compare
- 156 Guinea-Bissau 0.252 compare
- 157 Sudan 0.25 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 physicians per 1000 people in Ghana?
- Physicians per 1000 people in Ghana was 0.266 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.266 in 2023.
- What is the lowest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.043 in 1989.
- How does Ghana rank for physicians per 1000 people?
- Ghana ranks 154th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is physicians per 1000 people rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 166.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Physicians per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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