Table 1 Demographic characteristics and NHIS enrolment

 Females (%)

57.82

58.68

58.96

59.04

59.05

58.24

 Mean Age (years)

24.10 (19.73)

27.07 (20.04)

26.31 (20.35)

25.53 (20.19)

24.74 (20.20)

24.04 (20.06)

 Greater Accra Region (%)

57.38

60.71

53.84

58.38

57.87

57.06

 Western Region (%)

42.62

39.29

46.16

41.62

42.13

42.94

 Total Number Insured

939559

1045072

1384588

1753000

2079141

2207459

 Number New Registrants

876655

1007219

1120036

1267786

1321657

 Number Renewals

168417

377369

632964

811355

885802

 Percentage New Registrants

83.89

72.75

63.89

60.98

59.87

 Percentage Renewals

16.11

27.25

36.11

39.02

40.13

 Babies Under One year (%)

4.53

0.80

0.98

1.36

2.02

2.20

 Children 1–17 years (%)

39.66

38.65

41.40

42.32

43.45

46.00

 Adults 18–39 years (%)

29.78

36.36

33.65

33.64

32.45

30.86

 Ageing Adults 40–59 years (%)

13.08

15.70

15.55

14.91

14.45

13.91

 Elderly Above 60 year (%)

12.95

8.48

8.42

7.76

7.63

7.03

 Informal Employees (%)

33.29

35.33

36.47

37.77

36.81

32.96

 Children under 18 Years (%)

42.02

37.49

40.88

42.37

44.61

43.52

 70 Years & Above (%)

4.05

4.89

4.68

4.03

3.58

3.14

 SSNIT Contributors (%)

15.29

12.95

11.48

10.55

9.64

9.97

 SSNIT Pensioner (%)

0.52

0.52

0.43

0.35

0.29

0.26

 Indigent (%)

4.61

8.47

5.60

4.30

4.39

9.62

 Pregnant Woman (%)

0.20

0.33

0.44

0.61

0.66

0.51

 LEAP (%)

0.10

0.01

0.02

0.01

0.02

0.02