The DHS Program

GBC Ghana Online

"...A survey conducted by the Ghana Statistical Service has shown that over 50 percent of pregnant women in Ghana are anaemic, compared to 40 percent of them who are not pregnant.

The report, dubbed “The 2022 Demographic and Health Survey, “showed that children aged 6-59 months in households were eligible for anaemia testing. It revealed that anaemia prevalence is highest in the Northern region with 69 per cent and 35 per cent in Ahafo..."

Juliet ETEFE
B&FT Online (Ghana)

"...Under-5 mortality for children whose mothers have no education (52 deaths per 1,000 live births) is almost three times higher than for children whose mothers have secondary education or more – 19 deaths per 1,000 live births. “Among women aged 15 to 49 years who had a live birth in the previous two years, one in every four females (26.5 percent) with no education delivered at home, which is almost 18 times the percentage of females with more than secondary education (1.5 percent)..."

Kodjo Adams
Ghana News Agency

"...A study report published by the Ghana Statistical Service has revealed a decline in the fertility rate from 6.4 children per woman in 1988 to 3.9 in 2022. On a regional level, fertility ranges from 2.9 children per woman in Greater Accra to 6.6 children per woman in the North East Region.

Women in the lowest wealth bracket have an average of 5.9 children, whereas the average is 2.7. Professor Samuel Annim, the Government Statistician, disclosed this in Accra during the release of the 2022 Demographic and Health Survey..."

GNA
Modern Ghana (Ghana)

"...A study report published by Ghana Statistical service has revealed a decline in the fertility rate from 6.4 children per woman in 1988 to 3.9 in 2022..."

MAGDALENE SAYA
The STAR (Kenya)

"...The recently published Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2022 shows the infant mortality (under one year) rate was 32 deaths per 1,000 live births, and the neonatal mortality (in the first 28 days) rate was 21 deaths per 1,000 live births..."