The current prevalence of underweight in children under 5 of Ghana is 12%, this is a decrease of 0.6% (-4.8%) compared to 2017.
Prevalence of underweight 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 Underweight children between 1988 and 2022
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 12% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 13.4% | -1% |
| 2008 | 14.4% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 13.9% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 19% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 20.1% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 22.2% | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 25.1% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 22.9% |