THE HEALTH SECTOR IN GHANA FACTS AND FIGURES 2010

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2.4 Infant and Under Five Mortality Rate Region Infant Mortality Rate Under Five Mortality Rate 1988 1993 1998 2003 2008 1988 1993 1998 2003 2008 Western 76.9 76.3 68.0 66.0 51.0 151.2 131.8 109.7 109.0 65.0 Central 138.3 71.6 83.8 50.0 73.0 208.2 128.0 142.1 90.0 108.0 Greater Accra 57.7 58.4 41.4 45.0 36.0 103.8 100.2 62.0 75.0 50.0 Volta 73.5 77.8 53.8 75.0 37.0 132.7 116.4 98.0 113.0 50.0 Eastern 70.1 55.9 50.2 64.0 53.0 138.1 93.2 89.1 95.0 81.0 Ashanti 69.8 65.2 41.9 80.0 54.0 144.2 97.6 78.2 116.0 80.0 Brong Ahafo 65.0 48.7 77.3 58.0 37.0 122.6 94.6 128.7 91.0 76.0 Northern 103.1 113.7 70.1 69.0 70.0 221.8 237.0 171.3 154.0 137.0 Upper East 103.1 105.0 81.5 33.0 46.0 221.8 180.1 155.3 79.0 78.0 Upper West 103.1 84.5 70.6 105.0 97.0 221.8 187.7 155.6 208.0 142.0 National 77 66 57 64 50 155 119 108 111 80 Rural 86.8 82.2 67.5 70.0 56.0 162.5 149.2 122.0 118.0 90.0 Urban 66.9 54.9 42.6 55.0 49.0 131.1 89.9 76.8 93.0 75.0 Source: DHS 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008 10
2.5 Demographic and Socioeconomic Indicators Indicator Ghana Value Africa Average 1 Population density (per sq. km) 99 NA NA 2 Population age structure (%) (male) 49 NA NA 3 Population age structure (%) (female) 51 NA NA 4 Median age of population (2009) 20.7 18 28 5 Proportion of population below 15 years (%) (2007) 38 43 28 6 Proportion of population above 60 years (%) (2007) 6 5 11 7 Proportion of population living in urban areas (%) (2007) 49 37 49 8 Coverage of birth registration (%) (2008) 62 NA NA 9 Coverage of death registration (%) (2008) 23 NA NA 10 11 12 Adult mortality rate (15 - 60 years) per 1,000 population – male 2007 Adult mortality rate (15 - 60 years) per 1,000 population – female 2007 Adult mortality rate (15 - 60 years) per 1,000 population – both sexes 2007 343 429 217 291 374 147 317 401 183 13 Life expectancy at birth (male) (2009) 59 51 65 14 Life expectancy at birth (female) (2009) 60.7 54 70 15 Life expectancy at birth (both sexes) (2009) 60 52 68 16 17 Net primary school enrolment ratio - male (%) (2007) Net primary school enrolment ratio - female (%) (2007) 18 Total gross domestic product (2009) 73 76 88 71 71 84 $34.04 Billion 19 Gross domestic product per capita (2009) $1,500 NA NA 20 Annual economic growth rate (%) (2009) 6.3 NA NA 22 Population living on less than 1 US$ dollar per day (2005) NA Global Average NA 30 50.8 NA NA: Not available Source: World Health Statistics 2009 – WHO; The World Fact book: www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/GH 11
Page 1 and 2: THE HEALTH SECTOR IN GHANA FACTS AN
Page 3 and 4: TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD ........
Page 5 and 6: 1.0 Demography and Vital Statistics
Page 7 and 8: 1.4 Population Distribution by Dist
Page 9 and 10: 1.7 Population Distribution by Dist
Page 11 and 12: 1.11 Population Distribution by Dis
Page 13: 2.3 Percentage of Population with n
Page 17 and 18: 2.7 Health Expenditure Indicators 1
Page 19 and 20: 3.2 Number of Hospital Beds by Regi
Page 21 and 22: Profession Ashanti Brong Ahafo Cent
Page 23 and 24: 3.5 Nurse to Population Ratio 2009
Page 25 and 26: Region Turnover Per Bed Turnover In
Page 27 and 28: 4.2 Outpatient Attendance per Capit
Page 29 and 30: 4.4 Hospital Admission Rate (This i
Page 31 and 32: 4.6 Top Twenty Causes of Outpatient
Page 33 and 34: 5.4 Tuberculosis Case Detection per
Page 35 and 36: 6.0 Expanded Programme On Immunizat
Page 37 and 38: 6.5 Tetanus Toxiods Immunisation Co
Page 39 and 40: 7.0 Reproductive Health Services 7.
Page 41 and 42: APPENDIX 1 8.1 TREND IN OPD ATTENDA
Page 43 and 44: APPENDIX 2 9.0 MAJOR CAUSES OF ADMI
Page 45: 10.0 International and National Hea

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