Proportion of the target population … measles-containing-vaccine in Ghana
Ghana: Proportion of the target population … measles-containing-vaccine was 79.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of the target population who received in Ghana, 2012–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of the target population who received in Ghana is 79.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of the target population who received in Ghana peaked at 84.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 52.0%, in 2012.
Ghana ranks 121st of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of the target population … measles-containing-vaccine in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 52.0% | — |
| 2013 | 54.0% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 67.0% | +24.1% |
| 2015 | 63.0% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 75.0% | +19.0% |
| 2017 | 83.0% | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 79.0% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 83.0% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 79.0% | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 79.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 76.5%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 79.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 75.0%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 70.0% | 52.0% | 83.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 80.8% | 79.0% | 84.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More infrastructure data for Ghana
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 39.13 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 113.65 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 269,356 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.7824 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0078 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -15.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 269,356 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.14 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of the target population who received in Ghana?
- Proportion of the target population who received in Ghana was 79.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of the target population who received recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of the target population who received recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.0% in 2012.
- How does Ghana rank for proportion of the target population who received?
- Ghana ranks 121st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of the target population who received rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of the target population who received measles-containing-vaccine second-dose (MCV2) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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