THE HEALTH SECTOR IN GHANA FACTS AND FIGURES 2010

4.4 Hospital Admission Rate
(This is the average number of hospital admissions per 1,000 population)
Region 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997
Ashanti 42.42 30.78 35.78 33.3 37.1 37.3 37.6 34.6 28.7 30.0 28.0 26.2 32.5
Brong Ahafo 49.19 47.46 38.48 38.8 37.9 33.9 34.3 32.8 35.0 35.7 25.7 26.8 37.8
Central 40.39 32.23 52.30 37.5 36.2 34.4 32.9 33.0 32.9 31.1 27.8 19.8 18.3
Eastern 53.21 51.81 42.87 40.0 44.4 37.2 45.3 41.7 40.8 33.7 31.3 28.6 33.8
Greater Accra 26.23 19.50 34.83 25.0 27.3 23.7 23.2 27.9 30.0 26.4 20.9 27.9 29.6
Northern 50.04 29.13 31.32 28.2 32.1 35.6 37.8 36.3 35.3 31.7 24.6 23.4 19.4
Upper East 55.48 48.30 57.81 41.9 44.2 43.4 41.2 41.4 38.2 37.6 37.3 34.6 38.5
Upper West 66.00 63.75 56.60 46.6 57.5 52.1 50.6 53.4 49.0 43.4 34.7 24.7 28.7
Volta 48.43 43.71 37.61 38.2 39.0 38.7 38.3 37.6 34.8 34.9 32.3 32.9 31.2
Western 45.10 37.98 36.82 37.0 37.9 38.9 37.3 35.1 35.7 33.4 28.9 31.7 29.8
National 43.79 35.91 39.29 34.4 36.9 35.3 36.0 35.3 34.9 32.1 27.9 27.5 30.1
Source: CHIM/PPME-GHS
4.5 Case Fatality Rate for Malaria
Region
2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Under 5 All Ages Under 5 All Ages Under 5 All Ages Under 5 All Ages Under 5 All Ages Under 5 All Ages
Ashanti 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.5 3.0 1.5 1.7 1.2 2.2 1.3 2.2 1.4
Brong Ahafo 1.3 1.1 1.4 1.1 1.6 1.5 1.9 4.5 1.8 1.6 1.9 1.8
Central 2.9 3.2 3.0 3.4 3.9 3.9 4.2 4.0 4.5 4.1 3.2 3.1
Eastern 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.8 1.5 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.2 3.6 3.3
Greater Accra 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.5 4.0 1.0 2.3 1.2 2.0 2.1 2.2
Northern 3.0 2.6 3.3 2.6 2.8 2.1 5.1 4.1 3.1 2.6 2.5 2.1
Upper East 1.6 1.8 2.0 1.9 2.1 1.9 2.6 2.4 2.5 2.2 2.7 2.3
Upper West 1.6 1.8 0.8 1.1 1.3 1.4 3.0 2.0 3.0 2.5 2.3 2.0
Volta 1.9 2.3 2.1 2.9 3.0 2.7 3.1 3.0 4.8 4.4 3.1 3.3
Western 1.8 1.5 2.1 1.9 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.3 3.4 2.9 3.1 2.8
National 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.4 2.4 2.1 2.7 2.6 2.8 2.3 2.7 2.5
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