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Maternal mortality ratio — Ghana

Maternal mortality ratio in Ghana in 2023 — 234 per 100k. Ranked 163 in the world out of 194. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 75.2%.

2023 234 per 100k −2.09% vs 2022
World rank 163of 194
Period maximum 943 per 100k1985
Period minimum 234 per 100k2023

Trend over time

1985–2023 · per 100,000 live births

Maternal mortality ratio — Ghana, 1985–202302505007501,000198519891993199720012005200920132017202120231985: 943 per 100k1986: 908 per 100k1987: 873 per 100k1988: 834 per 100k1989: 799 per 100k1990: 769 per 100k1991: 745 per 100k1992: 718 per 100k1993: 696 per 100k1994: 670 per 100k1995: 630 per 100k1996: 591 per 100k1997: 553 per 100k1998: 521 per 100k1999: 490 per 100k2000: 472 per 100k2001: 460 per 100k2002: 434 per 100k2003: 410 per 100k2004: 403 per 100k2005: 390 per 100k2006: 385 per 100k2007: 377 per 100k2008: 380 per 100k2009: 369 per 100k2010: 363 per 100k2011: 356 per 100k2012: 351 per 100k2013: 338 per 100k2014: 317 per 100k2015: 310 per 100k2016: 296 per 100k2017: 287 per 100k2018: 276 per 100k2019: 260 per 100k2020: 253 per 100k2021: 264 per 100k2022: 239 per 100k2023: 234 per 100k
Change over the period: −709 (−75.19%) Average annual rate: -3.6 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ghana

Ghana 234 per 100k
World 197 per 100k
Sub-Saharan Africa 448 per 100k
Western Africa computed 676 per 100k
Lower-middle-income countries computed 168 per 100k
Maternal mortality ratio — Ghana, by year Ghana All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 234 −5 −2.09%
2022 239 −25 −9.47%
2021 264 +11 +4.35%
2020 253 −7 −2.69%
2019 260 −16 −5.8%
2018 276 −11 −3.83%
2017 287 −9 −3.04%
2016 296 −14 −4.52%
2015 310 −7 −2.21%
2014 317 −21 −6.21%
2013 338 −13 −3.7%
2012 351 −5 −1.4%
2011 356 −7 −1.93%
2010 363 −6 −1.63%
2009 369 −11 −2.89%
2008 380 +3 +0.8%
2007 377 −8 −2.08%
2006 385 −5 −1.28%
2005 390 −13 −3.23%
2004 403 −7 −1.71%
2003 410 −24 −5.53%
2002 434 −26 −5.65%
2001 460 −12 −2.54%
2000 472 −18 −3.67%
1999 490 −31 −5.95%
1998 521 −32 −5.79%
1997 553 −38 −6.43%
1996 591 −39 −6.19%
1995 630 −40 −5.97%
1994 670 −26 −3.74%
1993 696 −22 −3.06%
1992 718 −27 −3.62%
1991 745 −24 −3.12%
1990 769 −30 −3.75%
1989 799 −35 −4.2%
1988 834 −39 −4.47%
1987 873 −35 −3.85%
1986 908 −35 −3.71%
1985 943 — —

Western Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CV Cabo Verde 40 GH Ghana 234 SN Senegal 237 BF Burkina Faso 242 TG Togo 349 NE Niger 350 GM Gambia 354 SL Sierra Leone 354 CI Côte d'Ivoire 359 ML Mali 367 MR Mauritania 381 GN Guinea 494 GW Guinea-Bissau 505 BJ Benin 518 LR Liberia 628 NG Nigeria 993
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About the indicator

The number of women who died during pregnancy, childbirth or within 42 days of its end from causes related to pregnancy, per 100,000 live births. The gap between countries exceeds a hundredfold and is almost entirely explained by the availability of skilled attendance at birth and of emergency obstetric care.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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