Ghana - ARI treatment

ARI treatment (% of children under 5 taken to a health provider)

ARI treatment (% of children under 5 taken to a health provider) in Ghana was 55.50 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 25 years was 55.90 in 2014, while its lowest value was 26.00 in 1999.

Definition: Children with acute respiratory infection (ARI) who are taken to a health provider refers to the percentage of children under age five with ARI in the last two weeks who were taken to an appropriate health provider, including hospital, health center, dispensary, village health worker, clinic, and private physician.

Source: UNICEF, State of the World's Children, Childinfo, and Demographic and Health Surveys.

See also:

Year Value
1993 43.00
1994 43.00
1998 26.20
1999 26.00
2003 44.00
2006 34.00
2008 51.00
2011 41.30
2014 55.90
2018 55.50

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention