Congenital Anomalies in Ghana

Congenital Anomalies in Ghana
According to the latest WHO data published in 2017.

Number of deaths: 5,804 (2.76%)
Death Rate (Deaths per 100,000 population): 14.53
Cause of death world rank: 17.
Congenital Anomalies, listed as the underlying cause of death, accounts for nearly 5,804 deaths in Ghana. That’s about 1 of every 36 deaths in Ghana.
About 16 people die of Congenital Anomalies each day, an average of 1 death every 91 minutes.

Demographic Summary

	Value	World Rank
Population total	27,499,924	49
Sex ratio m / f	0.97	118
Population 0-14	38.0%	42
Population 15-64	57.7%	153
Population 65 +	4.3%	131

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Causes of death in Ghana.

Congenital Anomalies Death Rate by Country.

Congenital Anomalies

per 100,000 population LOW HIGH

	Country	Rate
1	Angola	24.98
2	Haiti	19.59
3	Cote d Ivoire	18.83
4	Chad	18.45
5	Sierra Leone	17.96
6	Nigeria	17.16
7	Cameroon	16.56
8	Equ. Guinea	16.45
9	Gambia	16.26
10	Somalia	16.22
11	Djibouti	15.14
12	Guinea-Bissau	15.02
13	Central Africa	14.94
14	Benin	14.76
15	Burundi	14.71
16	Sudan	14.71
17	Ghana	14.53
18	Comoros	14.01
19	Tanzania	14.00
20	Turkmenistan	13.89
21	Mali	13.84
22	South Sudan	13.69
23	Mozambique	13.64
24	Ethiopia	13.59
25	Guinea	13.49
26	Togo	13.47