Nurses and midwives in Ghana
Ghana had 41.7 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2024.
Ghana, 2024
41.7
Change from 2023
+0.6per 10,000 people
Nurses and midwives in Ghana over time
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Per 10,000 people. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ghana |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 41.7 per 10,000 people |
| 2023 | 41.1 per 10,000 people |
| 2022 | 44.7 per 10,000 people |
| 2021 | 34.5 per 10,000 people |
| 2020 | 30.0 per 10,000 people |
| 2019 | 26.4 per 10,000 people |
| 2018 | 44.2 per 10,000 people |
| 2017 | 22.7 per 10,000 people |
| 2016 | 20.5 per 10,000 people |
| 2015 | 19.4 per 10,000 people |
| 2014 | 13.3 per 10,000 people |
| 2010 | 10.3 per 10,000 people |
| 2009 | 11.6 per 10,000 people |
| 2008 | 9.4 per 10,000 people |
| 2004 | 9.0 per 10,000 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6 from 41.1 per 10,000 people in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 13.3 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +28.4.
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Healthy life expectancy
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UHC service coverage
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