Key statistics for Ghana

Source: UNFPA State of world population 2009
Total population (millions) (2009) 23.8
Average population growth rate (%) (2005 - 2010) 2.1
Projected population (millions) (2050) 45.2
Life expectancy (M / F) 55.9 / 57.7
Total fertility rate (2008) 4.22
% contraceptive prevalence: any method 24
% contraceptive prevalence: modern methods 17
Births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 64
% births with skills attendants 50
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) 560
Infant mortality total per 1,000 live births 72
Under 5 mortality (M / F) 119/115
HIV prevalence rate (%) (15-49) M / F 1.9
Health expenditure public (% of GNP) 1.7
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