Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 in Ghana
Ghana: Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 was 96.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 in Ghana, 1993–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2018, place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 in Ghana stood at 96.7%.
That represents a change of up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 in Ghana peaked at 97.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 83.9%, in 1993.
Ghana ranks 17th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 in Ghana, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 83.9% | — |
| 1998 | 86.1% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 88.6% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 93.4% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 97.4% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 96.7% | -0.8% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 96.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 95.7%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 96.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 96.3%, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.0% | 83.9% | 86.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 91.0% | 88.6% | 93.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 97.2% | 96.7% | 97.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,361 deaths (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 in Ghana?
- Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 in Ghana was 96.7% in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.9% in 1993.
- How does Ghana rank for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5?
- Ghana ranks 17th out of 36 countries with data for 2018.
- Is place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Place of delivery (Births at health facility): Percentage of live births in the three years preceding the survey which took place at health facility.