Prevalence of stunting in children under 5 in Ghana
Stunting in children
Undernourishment
Overweight children
Male overweight children
Female overweight children
Severe wasting in children
Male severe wasting in children
Female severe wasting in children
Stunting in children
Male stunting in children
Female stunting in children
Underweight children
Male underweight children
Female underweight children
Wasting in children
Male wasting in children
Female wasting in children
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1983 to 2022
Points:
13,545
Measure:
%
What is Ghana's Stunting in children?
As of 2017 Ghana's Stunting in children was 17.5.
How does Ghana's Stunting in children compare to other regions?
Ghana's Stunting in children was ranked 15th in 2017
Similar regions to Ghana
Stunting in children
More indicators for Ghana
Newborns protected against tetanus
90%
0%
(2021)
Female prevalence of HIV
1%
0.1%
(2021)
Male unintentional poisoning
2.3
0.0
(2019)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar68
intl dollar0
(2020)
Birth registration
70.6%
0.1%
(2018)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
24.3%
0.7%
(2018)
Ghana Stunting in children between 1988 and 2017
Period | Stunting in children | Change |
---|---|---|
2017 | 17.5% | 1.3% |
2014 | 18.8% | 4% |
2011 | 22.8% | 5.6% |
2008 | 28.4% | 0.5% |
2006 | 27.9% | 7.6% |
2003 | 35.5% | 4.9% |
1998 | 30.6% | 4.1% |
1997 | 34.7% | 1.9% |
1993 | 32.8% | 0.9% |
1988 | 33.7% |
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