The prevalence of undernourishment in Ghana has dropped to 4.1%, which is a decrease of 1.1% (-21.2%) since 2019.
Prevalence of undernourishment in Ghana
Undernourishment
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: 2001 to 2020
Points:
13,545
Measure:
%
What is Ghana's Undernourishment?
As of 2020 Ghana's Undernourishment was 4.1.
How does Ghana's Undernourishment compare to other regions?
Ghana's Undernourishment was ranked 69th in 2020
Similar regions to Ghana
Undernourishment
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 Undernourishment between 2001 and 2020
Period | Undernourishment | Change |
---|---|---|
2020 | 4.1% | 1.1% |
2019 | 5.2% | 1% |
2018 | 6.2% | 0.9% |
2017 | 7.1% | 0.6% |
2016 | 7.7% | 0% |
2015 | 7.7% | 0.6% |
2014 | 7.1% | 0.5% |
2013 | 6.6% | 0.2% |
2012 | 6.4% | 0.3% |
2011 | 6.1% | 0% |
2010 | 6.1% | 0.5% |
2009 | 6.6% | 1.6% |
2008 | 8.2% | 1.2% |
2007 | 9.4% | 1.2% |
2006 | 10.6% | 0.6% |
2005 | 11.2% | 1% |
2004 | 12.2% | 0.4% |
2003 | 12.6% | 0.9% |
2002 | 13.5% | 1.4% |
2001 | 14.9% |
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