Share of population with large expenditures on health in Ghana
Ghana: Share of population with large expenditures on health was 1.3% in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Share of population with large expenditures on health in Ghana, 1991–2016
Source: World Health Organisation and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 1.3% for share of population with large expenditures on health in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 57.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with large expenditures on health in Ghana peaked at 6.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2016.
That places Ghana 62nd out of 63 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of population with large expenditures on health in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.7% | — |
| 1998 | 6.0% | +26.2% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | -47.9% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -52.4% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.3% | 4.7% | 6.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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)
- 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)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0582 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.1355 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0597 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with large expenditures on health in Ghana?
- Share of population with large expenditures on health in Ghana was 1.3% in 2016, according to World Health Organisation and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population with large expenditures on health recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of population with large expenditures on health recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2016.
- How does Ghana rank for share of population with large expenditures on health?
- Ghana ranks 62nd out of 63 countries with data for 2016.
- Is share of population with large expenditures on health rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organisation and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with large expenditures on health. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of population with large household expenditures on health (greater than 10%) as a share of total household expenditure or income (%).