Health · Western Africa

Ghana Skilled Birth Attendance

78.9%as of 2018Reported+1.0% vs 2017

Share of live births attended by skilled health personnel (doctors, nurses or midwives). Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.

Trend

2003 – 2018 · World Bank

History

most recent 8 periods · World Bank
PeriodSkilled Birth Attendance
201878.9%
201778.1%
201470.8%
201167.2%
200854.7%
200755.2%
200649.7%
200347.1%

Skilled Birth Attendance across Africa

All 54 countries →
CountrySkilled Birth AttendancePeriod
Nigeria50.7%2022
Kenya70.2%2016
South Africa96.7%2016
Egypt97.1%2021
Ethiopia49.8%2019
Tanzania63.5%2016

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