OB Amoah launching the report
Six out of ten death recorded in 2022 were men according to the births and deaths registry 2022 annual statistical report
The 2022 Statistical report draws from 261 Districts of the 6 administration regions in Ghana each with a number of registries where events that occurred are registered.
A total number of 677,140 infants were registered in 2022, which saw an increase by 7.6 percent (47,646 registered births) from the year 2021. On average, 1,855 births were registered daily across the country.
The registry’s birth registration performance for 2022 was 92.7 percent against the projected 730,537 infant population using the 2021 Population and Housing Census (PHC) as a base. Approximately, seven percent of the total births for 2022 remain unregistered.
While a total of 50,992 deaths were registered in 2022, constituting about 37.8 percent of projected deaths for the 2022 registration year.
Speaking at the launch of the births and deaths registry 2022 annual statistical report on Thursday( 9 May), the Minister for Local government, decentralization and land development, OB Amoah said the registry aims to provide accurate.
Abigail Ibrahim
