Health in Upper West, Ghana: official figures
74.7% of children aged 12 to 23 months in the Upper West Region had received all basic vaccinations in the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey, 8th lowest of Ghana's 16 regions (Ghana: 74.6%).
How many children in the Upper West Region are stunted?
16.5% of children under 5 in the Upper West Region were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of chronic undernutrition) in the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey, joint 8th highest of Ghana's 16 regions (Ghana: 17.4%).
Source: Ghana Statistical Service and ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copyHow common is anaemia among children in the Upper West Region?
61.2% of children aged 6 to 59 months in the Upper West Region were anaemic when tested in the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey, 5th highest of Ghana's 16 regions (Ghana: 48.9%).
Source: Ghana Statistical Service and ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copyAre births in the Upper West Region attended by trained staff?
91.7% of births in the Upper West Region in the two years before the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey were assisted by a doctor, nurse or midwife, 6th highest of Ghana's 16 regions (Ghana: 87.6%).
Source: Ghana Statistical Service and ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copyWhat is the child mortality rate in the Upper West Region?
The under-5 mortality rate in the Upper West Region was 42 deaths per 1,000 live births over the 10 years before the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey, joint 6th lowest of Ghana's 16 regions.
Source: Ghana Statistical Service and ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copyHow many children do women in the Upper West Region have?
Women in the Upper West Region had a total fertility rate of 4.5 children each in the 3 years before the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey, 7th highest of Ghana's 16 regions (Ghana: 3.9).
Source: Ghana Statistical Service and ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copyHow many people in the Upper West Region have health insurance?
93.3% of women aged 15 to 49 in the Upper West 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 copyHow Upper West compares with other regions
Children 12-23 months with all basic vaccinations (GDHS) (2022)
Upper West ranks 9 of 16, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 12-23 months with all basic vaccinations (GDHS) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Central | 77.8% |
| 7 | Bono East | 77.8% |
| 8 | Bono | 75.3% |
| 9 | Upper West | 74.7% |
| 10 | Oti | 73.7% |
| 11 | Ahafo | 70.8% |
| 12 | Upper East | 70.4% |
Children under 5 who are stunted (GDHS) (2022)
Upper West ranks 10 of 16, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 who are stunted (GDHS) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Bono | 17.0% |
| 8 | Central | 16.5% |
| 9 | Ahafo | 16.5% |
| 10 | Upper West | 16.5% |
| 11 | Volta | 14.4% |
| 12 | Bono East | 13.9% |
| 13 | Western | 13.5% |
Under-5 deaths per 1,000 live births, 10 years before the survey (GDHS) (2022)
Upper West ranks 11 of 16, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Under-5 deaths per 1,000 live births, 10 years before the survey (GDHS) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Central | 46 |
| 9 | Ashanti | 45 |
| 10 | Eastern | 42 |
| 11 | Upper West | 42 |
| 12 | North East | 41 |
| 13 | Western North | 37 |
| 14 | Bono | 36 |
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Sources
- Ghana Statistical Service and ICF (The DHS Program): Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2022, final report (tables 2.6, 5.2, 8.3, 9.9, 10.4, 11.1, 11.12 and 14.1.1 by region), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c3ec15d8465f…)
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