Health in Western North, Ghana: official figures
87.7% of children aged 12 to 23 months in the Western North Region had received all basic vaccinations in the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey, the highest of Ghana's 16 regions (Ghana: 74.6%).
How many children in the Western North Region are stunted?
10.6% of children under 5 in the Western North Region were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of chronic undernutrition) in the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey, 2nd lowest 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 Western North Region?
45.1% of children aged 6 to 59 months in the Western North Region were anaemic when tested in the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey, 7th lowest of Ghana's 16 regions (Ghana: 48.9%).
Source: Ghana Statistical Service and ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copyAre births in the Western North Region attended by trained staff?
89.3% of births in the Western North Region in the two years before the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey were assisted by a doctor, nurse or midwife, 8th lowest 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 Western North Region?
The under-5 mortality rate in the Western North Region was 37 deaths per 1,000 live births over the 10 years before the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey, 4th lowest of Ghana's 16 regions.
Source: Ghana Statistical Service and ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copyHow many children do women in the Western North Region have?
Women in the Western North Region had a total fertility rate of 3.8 children each in the 3 years before the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey, 8th lowest of Ghana's 16 regions (Ghana: 3.9).
Source: Ghana Statistical Service and ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copyHow many people in the Western North Region have health insurance?
91.3% of women aged 15 to 49 in the Western North 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 Western North compares with other regions
Children 12-23 months with all basic vaccinations (GDHS) (2022)
Western North ranks 1 of 16, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 12-23 months with all basic vaccinations (GDHS) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western North | 87.7% |
| 2 | Greater Accra | 85.6% |
| 3 | Ashanti | 80.3% |
| 4 | Volta | 79.6% |
| 5 | North East | 78.4% |
| 6 | Central | 77.8% |
| 7 | Bono East | 77.8% |
Children under 5 who are stunted (GDHS) (2022)
Western North ranks 15 of 16, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 who are stunted (GDHS) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Upper West | 16.5% |
| 11 | Volta | 14.4% |
| 12 | Bono East | 13.9% |
| 13 | Western | 13.5% |
| 14 | Greater Accra | 11.4% |
| 15 | Western North | 10.6% |
| 16 | Eastern | 10.4% |
Under-5 deaths per 1,000 live births, 10 years before the survey (GDHS) (2022)
Western North ranks 13 of 16, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Under-5 deaths per 1,000 live births, 10 years before the survey (GDHS) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Eastern | 42 |
| 11 | Upper West | 42 |
| 12 | North East | 41 |
| 13 | Western North | 37 |
| 14 | Bono | 36 |
| 15 | Ahafo | 29 |
| 16 | Greater Accra | 20 |
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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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