Rubella - number of reported cases in Ghana
Ghana: Rubella - number of reported cases was 77 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Rubella - number of reported cases in Ghana, 2002–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 77 for rubella - number of reported cases in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.5% on the previous year and up 541.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rubella - number of reported cases in Ghana peaked at 712 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 11, in 2016.
That places Ghana 24th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rubella - number of reported cases in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 25 | — |
| 2003 | 252 | +908.0% |
| 2004 | 146 | -42.1% |
| 2005 | 209 | +43.2% |
| 2006 | 344 | +64.6% |
| 2007 | 175 | -49.1% |
| 2008 | 459 | +162.3% |
| 2009 | 133 | -71.0% |
| 2011 | 712 | +435.3% |
| 2012 | 272 | -61.8% |
| 2013 | 168 | -38.2% |
| 2014 | 26 | -84.5% |
| 2015 | 12 | -53.8% |
| 2016 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 17 | +54.5% |
| 2018 | 24 | +41.2% |
| 2019 | 18 | -25.0% |
| 2021 | 43 | +138.9% |
| 2022 | 67 | +55.8% |
| 2023 | 109 | +62.7% |
| 2024 | 65 | -40.4% |
| 2025 | 77 | +18.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 77 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6, 12.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 77 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24, 3.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rubella - number of reported cases in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +908.0% | 25 | 252 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 217.88 | 25 | 459 | 8 |
| 2010s | 140 | 11 | 712 | 9 |
| 2020s | 72.2 | 43 | 109 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More health data for Ghana
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- 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 rubella - number of reported cases in Ghana?
- Rubella - number of reported cases in Ghana was 77 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest rubella - number of reported cases recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 712 in 2011.
- What is the lowest rubella - number of reported cases recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 in 2016.
- How does Ghana rank for rubella - number of reported cases?
- Ghana ranks 24th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rubella - number of reported cases rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 541.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Rubella - number of reported cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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