Demographic patterns and trends in Central Ghana: baseline indicators from the Kintampo Health and Demographic Surveillance System

Figures & data

Fig. 1.  Conceptual framework for HDSS field operations.

Fig. 2.  Kintampo Health and Demographic Surveillance Site, Ghana.

Table 1. KHDSS population and growth, 2005–2009

Determinant	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Population (1st January)	116,855	116,845	119,261	122,846	129,279
New enumeration	886	–	–	4,240	635
Births	3,840	3,881	3,972	3,988	4,317
Deaths	962	933	988	937	923
Net migration	−5,698	−2,398	−1,375	−2,732	−184
Population (31st December)	116,845	119,261	122,846	129,279	134,970
Growth% (without new enumeration)	–	1.06	1.02	0.99	1.03

Fig. 3.  Population pyramid in person-years for KHDSS by 5 year age-groups and sex, 2009.

Fig. 4.  Age-specific fertility rates for KHDSS, 2005–2009.

Table 2. Fertility indicators for KHDSS, 2005–2009

Indicator	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
GFR	137.13	131.98	130.45	127.06	137.86
TFR	4.55	4.38	4.33	4.23	4.70
CBR	33.16	31.98	31.41	30.57	31.84

Fig. 5.  Crude death rates for KHDSS by sex, 2005–2009.

Fig. 6.  Age-specific death rates by sex, 2009.

Fig. 7.  Neonatal, post-neonatal, infant, and child mortality rates for KHDSS, 2005–2009.

Table 3. Probability of dying at age 0 (q0) and life expectancy at birth (e0) for KHDSS by sex, 2005 and 2008

	2005		2008
Sex	q0	e0	q0	e0
Male	0.052	57.5	0.051	59.7
Female	0.048	59.4	0.044	61.7

Table 4. Migration rates^a per 1,000 person-years for KHDSS by year, 2005–2009

Year	In-migration rate	Out-migration rate	Gross migration rate	Net migration rate
2005	45.85	92.77	138.63	−46.92
2006	68.07	84.87	152.94	−16.80
2007	65.69	75.31	141.00	−9.63
2008	62.42	84.35	146.77	−21.94
2009	61.82	63.10	124.90	−1.29
Total	61.04	79.67	140.70	−18.64

^aGross migration rates are computed as the sum of all in- and out-migrations over the respective person-years; net migration rates are computed as the difference between in- and out-migrations over the sub-group population.

Fig. 8.  Age-specific net migration rates for KHDSS, 2005–2009.

Table 5. Educational attainment for KHDSS by sex, 2008

Gender	No education (%)	Pre-school (%)	Primary (%)	Middle/JHS (%)	Secondary+ (%)
Male	48.6	3.7	24.3	16.1	7.3
Female	55.2	3.5	23.2	14.3	3.7

Table 6. School enrolment for KHDSS by age and sex

Age	Sex	In school (%)	Not in school (%)
6–11	Male	55.02	44.98
6–11	Female	54.80	45.20
12–18	Male	78.04	21.96
12–18	Female	75.08	24.92

Table 7. KHDSS fertility and mortality rates by wealth quintile

Quintile	General fertility rate	Total fertility rate	Crude death rate	Infant mortality rate (1q0)	Child mortality rate (4q1)	Under-Five mortality rate (5q0)	Crude death rate
First	82.45	2.62	4.74	20.59	6.52	27.11	4.74
Second	103.85	3.38	6.95	32.5	6.07	38.5	6.95
Third	126.32	4.06	7.54	45.52	12.86	58.38	7.54
Fourth	134.52	4.42	7.33	42.16	12.45	54.55	7.33
Fifth	138.94	4.64	8.20	54.33	12.27	66.41	8.20

Fig. 9.  Age-specific gross migration rates for KHDSS by sex, 2005–2009.