Ghana

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Basic Indicators

 

Total Population

19306

 

(thousands)

 

Population under 5

2819

 

(thousands)

 

Population under 18

9303

 

(thousands)

 

Annual no. of births

642

 

(thousands)

 

GNI per Capita

350

 

(US$)

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Mortality

 

Infant mortality rate

58

 

(per 1,000 live births)

 

Under 5 mortality rate

102

 

(per 1,000 live births)

 

Annual no. of under 5 deaths

65

 

(thousands)

 

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Immunization

 

% fully immunized (1-year-old children)

 

BCG

88

 

DPT3

72

 

Polio3

72

 

Measles

73

 

% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government

100

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Water and Sanitation

 

% of population with access to

% of population with access to

 

safe water

adequate sanitation

 

Water - total

73

 

Sanitation - Total

72

 

Water - Urban

91

 

Sanitation - Urban

74

 

Water - Rural

62

 

Sanitation - Rural

70

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Nutrition

 

Infants with low birth weight (%):

9

 

Exclusively breastfed (0-3 months)

36

 

Breastfed with complementary food (6-9 months)

70

 

Still breastfeeding (20-23 months)

57

 

Underweight

 

-moderate and severe

25

 

-severe

5

 

Stunting

 

-moderate and severe

26

 

Wasting

 

-moderate and severe

10

 

% of children receiving Vit A supplementation

91

 

% of households consuming iodized salt

28

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Reproductive Health

 

Total Fertility Rate

4.4

 

Contraceptive Prevalence

22

 

Maternal Mortality Ratio

210

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(per 100,000 live births)

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Education

 

Adult Literacy Rate

Male

79

 

Female

61

 

Primary School Enrolment Ratio (Gross)

Male

82

 

Female

82

 

Primary School Enrolment Ratio (Net)

Male

-

 

Female

-

 

Secondary School Enrolment Ratio (Gross)

Male

45

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Female

29

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