Ghana
Key demographic indicators
42.3
Deaths per 1,000 live births33,787,914
PersonsTrends in under-five mortality rate in Ghana
Child health
Careseeking for ARI – percentage of children (under age 5) with acute respiratory infection symptoms whom advice or treatment was sought from a health facility or provider
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56
Diarrhoea treatment – percentage of children (under age 5) with diarrhoea who received ORS (packets or pre-packaged fluids)
(Per cent) Find out more
48
ITN use by children – percentage of children (under age 5) who slept under an insecticide-treated mosquito net the night prior to the survey
(Per cent) Find out more
54
Percentage of households with at least one insecticide-treated mosquito net (ITN)
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74
Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of DTP-containing vaccine
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95
Percentage of children who received the 2nd dose of measles-containing vaccine, as per administered in the national schedule
(Per cent) Find out more
78
Child protection
71
16
Percentage of children (aged 5-17 years) engaged in child labour (economic activities and household chores)
(Per cent) Find out more
20
Percentage of children (aged 1-14 years) who experienced any physical punishment and/or psychological aggression by caregivers
(Per cent) Find out more
94
Percentage of women (aged 15-49 years) who consider a husband to be justified in hitting or beating his wife for at least one of the specified reasons
(Per cent) Find out more
19
Percentage of men (aged 15-49 years) who consider a husband to be justified in hitting or beating his wife for at least one of the specified reasons
Find out morePercentage of girls and women (aged 15-49 years) who have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM)
(Per cent) Find out more
2
Child survival
Early childhood
Percentage of children aged 36-59 months attending an early childhood education programme
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71
Percentage of children (aged 24-59 months) with whom any adult household member has engaged in 4 or more activities to provide early stimulation and responsive care in the last 3 days
(Per cent) Find out more
34
Percentage of children (aged 24-59 months) whose father has engaged in 4 or more activities to provide early stimulation and responsive care in the last 3 days
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7
Percentage of children under age 5 who play with 2 or more types of playthings
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50
Percentage of children under age 5 left alone or under the supervision of another child younger than 10 years of age for more than 1 hour at least once in the last week
(Per cent) Find out more
30
Education
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary entry age
(Per cent) Find out more
88
81
41
20