Table 2. Percent change in institutional mortality rate in Ghana between 2014 and 2018, by region.
Index | Institutional mortality | ||
---|---|---|---|
Year | 2014 | 2018 | % Change |
Ashanti | 12.0 | 10.2 | -15.0 |
Brong Ahafo | 19.9 | 17.5 | -12.1 |
Central | 22.3 | 19.1 | -14.4 |
Eastern | 25.5 | 23.1 | -9.4 |
Greater Accra | 29.7 | 30.8 | 3.7 |
Northern | 17.2 | 13.0 | -24.4 |
Upper East | 25.9 | 30.4 | 17.4 |
Upper West | 14.4 | 15.8 | 9.7 |
Volta | 22.3 | 25.2 | 13.0 |
Western | 18.8 | 17.1 | -9.0 |
Ghana | 19.9 | 18.5 | -7.0 |
Source: Computed by authors based on Ghana Health Service’s DHIMS2, 2020.