In Ghana, the prevalence of severe wasting in children under 5 currently stands at 1.2%, reflecting an increase of 0.1% (9.1%) compared to 2017.
Prevalence of severe wasting in children under 5 in Ghana
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1983 to 2024
Points:
13,975
Measure:
%
More indicators for Ghana
Newborns protected against tetanus
90%
0%
(2023)
Female prevalence of HIV
1%
0%
(2022)
Male unintentional poisoning
1.0
-0.0
(2021)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar61
-intl dollar1
(2022)
Birth registration
70.6%
+0.1%
(2018)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
27.8%
+3.5%
(2022)
Ghana Severe wasting in children between 1988 and 2022
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -1% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -1% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 2.2% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 4% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 2.1% |