Countries
Ghana
Map
This map is an approximation of actual country borders.
Statistics
| Total population | 24,392,000 |
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| Gross national income per capita (PPP international $) | 1,810 |
| Life expectancy at birth m/f (years) | 62/65 |
| Probability of dying under five (per 1 000 live births) | 78 |
| Probability of dying between 15 and 60 years m/f (per 1 000 population) | 252/217 |
| Total expenditure on health per capita (Intl $, 2011) | 90 |
| Total expenditure on health as % of GDP (2011) | 4.8 |
| Figures are for 2009 unless indicated. Source: Global Health Observatory | |
Health profile
WHO collaboration
Mortality and burden of disease
Health systems
Nutrition
Risk factors
Features
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Meningitis vaccine provides hope to people in Ghana
12 November 2012 -
Floods in western Africa: health relief arrives
25 January 2008
News
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Top 30 medicines to save mothers and children
21 March 2011
Bulletin articles
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Birth registration and access to health care: an assessment of Ghana’s campaign success
28 May 2013 -
Effect of vitamin A supplementation on cause-specific mortality in women of reproductive age in Ghana: a secondary analysis from the ObaapaVitA trial
18 December 2012 -
Tackling influenza in Ghana
21 March 2012