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Health in Oti, Ghana: official figures

73.7% of children aged 12 to 23 months in the Oti Region had received all basic vaccinations in the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey, 7th lowest of Ghana's 16 regions (Ghana: 74.6%).

How many children in the Oti Region are stunted?

20.3% of children under 5 in the Oti Region were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of chronic undernutrition) in the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey, 5th highest of Ghana's 16 regions (Ghana: 17.4%).

Source: Ghana Statistical Service and ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copy

How common is anaemia among children in the Oti Region?

60.6% of children aged 6 to 59 months in the Oti Region were anaemic when tested in the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey, 6th highest of Ghana's 16 regions (Ghana: 48.9%).

Source: Ghana Statistical Service and ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copy

Are births in the Oti Region attended by trained staff?

70.3% of births in the Oti Region in the two years before the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey were assisted by a doctor, nurse or midwife, the lowest of Ghana's 16 regions (Ghana: 87.6%).

Source: Ghana Statistical Service and ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copy

What is the child mortality rate in the Oti Region?

The under-5 mortality rate in the Oti Region was 72 deaths per 1,000 live births over the 10 years before the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey, the highest of Ghana's 16 regions.

Source: Ghana Statistical Service and ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copy

How many children do women in the Oti Region have?

Women in the Oti Region had a total fertility rate of 5.2 children each in the 3 years before the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey, 4th highest of Ghana's 16 regions (Ghana: 3.9).

Source: Ghana Statistical Service and ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copy

How many people in the Oti Region have health insurance?

84.1% of women aged 15 to 49 in the Oti Region were covered by health insurance, almost all through the National Health Insurance Scheme, in the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (Ghana: 90.1%).

Source: Ghana Statistical Service and ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copy

How Oti compares with other regions

Children 12-23 months with all basic vaccinations (GDHS) (2022)

Oti ranks 10 of 16, highest first.

RankRegionChildren 12-23 months with all basic vaccinations (GDHS)
7Bono East77.8%
8Bono75.3%
9Upper West74.7%
10Oti73.7%
11Ahafo70.8%
12Upper East70.4%
13Eastern70.3%
Source: Ghana Statistical Service and ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copy

Children under 5 who are stunted (GDHS) (2022)

Oti ranks 5 of 16, highest first.

RankRegionChildren under 5 who are stunted (GDHS)
2North East29.3%
3Upper East21.1%
4Savannah21.0%
5Oti20.3%
6Ashanti17.2%
7Bono17.0%
8Central16.5%
Source: Ghana Statistical Service and ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copy

Under-5 deaths per 1,000 live births, 10 years before the survey (GDHS) (2022)

Oti ranks 1 of 16, highest first.

RankRegionUnder-5 deaths per 1,000 live births, 10 years before the survey (GDHS)
1Oti72
2Savannah63
3Northern52
4Upper East49
5Western48
6Bono East48
7Volta47
Source: Ghana Statistical Service and ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copy

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