Institutional mortality rate and cause of death at health facilities in Ghana between 2014 and 2018.
Adobea Yaa OwusuSandra Boatemaa KushitorAnthony Adofo OfosuMawuli Komla KushitorAtsu AyiJohn Koku Awoonor-WilliamsPublished in: PloS one (2021)
This study examined national trends in mortality rate and cause of death at health facilities in Ghana. Ghana recorded a decrease in institutional mortality throughout the study. NCDs and infections were the leading causes of death, giving a double-burden of diseases. There is a need to enhance efforts towards healthcare and health promotion programmes for NCDs and infectious diseases at facility and community levels as outlined in the 2020 National Health Policy of Ghana.