Specialist medical practitioners in Ghana
Ghana: Specialist medical practitioners was 1,804 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1,804
Change on year
down 65.9%
World rank
66th
of 95 countries
All-time high
5,297
in 2023
All-time low
861
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017–2024
Specialist medical practitioners in Ghana, 2017–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for specialist medical practitioners in Ghana is 1,804, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 65.9% on the previous year and up 109.5% over ten years.
That places Ghana 66th out of 95 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Specialist medical practitioners in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 861 | — |
| 2018 | 1,090 | +26.6% |
| 2019 | 1,055 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 1,135 | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 1,382 | +21.8% |
| 2023 | 5,297 | +283.3% |
| 2024 | 1,804 | -65.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,002 | 861 | 1,090 | 3 |
| 2020s | 2,404 | 1,135 | 5,297 | 4 |
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)
- 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 specialist medical practitioners in Ghana?
- Specialist medical practitioners in Ghana was 1,804 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest specialist medical practitioners recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 5,297 in 2023.
- What is the lowest specialist medical practitioners recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 861 in 2017.
- How does Ghana rank for specialist medical practitioners?
- Ghana ranks 66th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is specialist medical practitioners rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.5%. 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 Specialist medical practitioners (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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