Table 1 Number of health facilities for each year by regions, facility type and level of facility
Years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
N = 3650 | N = 3931 | N = 4323 | N = 4434 | N = 4769 | |
Region | |||||
Ahafo | 63 (1.7) | 67 (1.7) | 73 (1.7) | 79 (1.8) | 80 (1.7) |
Ashanti | 411 (11.3) | 451 (11.5) | 482 (11.1) | 497 (11.2) | 535 (11.2) |
Bono | 179 (4.9) | 183 (4.7) | 194 (4.5) | 201 (4.5) | 205 (4.3) |
Bono east | 132 (3.6) | 137 (3.5) | 146 (3.4) | 148 (3.3) | 159 (3.3) |
Central | 355 (9.7) | 371 (9.4) | 409 (9.5) | 423 (9.5) | 463 (9.7) |
Eastern | 551 (15.1) | 579 (14.7) | 642 (14.9) | 638 (14.4) | 690 (14.5) |
Greater accra | 263 (7.2) | 279 (7.1) | 314 (7.3) | 310 (7.0) | 356 (7.5) |
North-East | 54 (1.5) | 55 (1.4) | 60 (1.4) | 64 (1.4) | 66 (1.4) |
Northern | 171 (4.7) | 185 (4.7) | 236 (5.5) | 254 (5.7) | 263 (5.5) |
Oti | 125 (3.4) | 131 (3.3) | 142 (3.3) | 152 (3.4) | 161 (3.4) |
Savannah | 87 (2.4) | 96 (2.4) | 101 (2.3) | 109 (2.5) | 114 (2.4) |
Upper East | 278 (7.6) | 290 (7.4) | 297 (6.9) | 303 (6.8) | 357 (7.5) |
Upper West | 249 (6.8) | 292 (7.4) | 314 (7.3) | 324 (7.3) | 338 (7.1) |
Volta | 272 (7.5) | 289 (7.4) | 309 (7.1) | 327 (7.4) | 333 (7.0) |
Western | 290 (7.9) | 350 (8.9) | 392 (9.1) | 385 (8.7) | 412 (8.6) |
Western north | 170 (4.7) | 176 (4.5) | 212 (4.9) | 220 (5.0) | 237 (5.0) |
Facility type | |||||
Hospital | 356 (9.8) | 369 (9.4) | 388 (9.0) | 398 (9.0) | 434 (9.1) |
Polyclinic | 47 (1.3) | 47 (1.2) | 48 (1.1) | 47 (1.1) | 56 (1.2) |
Medical centre | 37 (1.0) | 42 (1.1) | 52 (1.2) | 52 (1.2) | 70 (1.5) |
Health centre | 920 (25.2) | 942 (24.0) | 953 (22.0) | 960 (21.7) | 979 (20.5) |
Maternity home | 155 (4.2) | 163 (4.1) | 167 (3.9) | 163 (3.7) | 158 (3.3) |
Clinic | 456 (12.5) | 475 (12.1) | 508 (11.8) | 503 (11.3) | 534 (11.2) |
CHPS | 1679 (46.0) | 1893 (48.2) | 2207 (51.1) | 2311 (52.1) | 2538 (53.2) |