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THE HEALTH SECTOR IN GHANA FACTS AND FIGURES 2010

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3.5 Nurse to Population Ratio<br />

2009 2008 2007 2006<br />

Nurse<br />

Nurse<br />

Nurse<br />

REGION Number<br />

Number of<br />

Number of<br />

Number of<br />

Population<br />

Population<br />

Population<br />

of Nurses<br />

Nurses<br />

Nurses<br />

Nurses<br />

Ratio<br />

Ratio<br />

Ratio<br />

Nurse<br />

Population<br />

Ratio<br />

Ashanti 4,161 1,173 3533 1382 2251 2024 2067 2136<br />

Brong Ahafo 2,283 993 1940 1169 1099 1099 1034 2036<br />

Central 2,369 881 2104 913 1249 1476 1145 1577<br />

Eastern 2,871 832 2454 973 1977 1173 1831 1251<br />

Greater Accra 4,897 874 4656 919 4011 979 3789 993<br />

Northern 1,708 1,367 1480 1577 1131 1868 1011 2126<br />

Upper East 1,262 805 1051 966 798 1243 757 1298<br />

Upper West 895 750 758 885 537 1266 485 1315<br />

Volta 2,421 800 2132 909 1474 1266 1406 1302<br />

Western 2,107 1,213 1753 1458 1197 1993 982 2368<br />

National 24,974 971 21861 1109 15724 1454 14,507 1,537<br />

2005 2004 2003<br />

REGION<br />

Nurse Population Number of Nurse Population Number of Nurse Population<br />

Number of Nurses<br />

Ratio<br />

Nurses<br />

Ratio<br />

Nurses<br />

Ratio<br />

Ashanti 2019 2115 1,947 2,121 1,781 2,243<br />

Brong Ahafo 1020 2014 985 2,034 679 2,879<br />

Central 1144 1546 1,101 1,573 990 1,713<br />

Eastern 1878 1203 1,851 1,203 1,650 1,331<br />

Greater Accra 3693 976 3,564 969 3,605 917<br />

Northern 1044 2002 978 2,079 831 2,380<br />

Upper East 711 1367 689 1,395 469 2,027<br />

Upper West 464 1352 451 1,368 326 1,860<br />

Volta 1421 1264 1,431 1,232 1,202 1,440<br />

Western 990 2276 974 2,241 916 2,309<br />

National 14,384 1,508 13,971 1,510 12,449 1,649<br />

Source: CHIM/HRD-GHS<br />

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