In Ghana, the prevalence of underweight in female children under 5 is now 10.1%, representing a decrease of 0.9% (-8.2%) since 2017.
Prevalence of underweight in female children under 5 in Ghana
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1986 to 2023
Points:
13,760
Measure:
%
Similar regions to Ghana
Female underweight children
More indicators for Ghana
Newborns protected against tetanus
90%
0%
(2022)
Female prevalence of HIV
1%
0%
(2022)
Male unintentional poisoning
2.3
0.0
(2019)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar68
+intl dollar5
(2021)
Birth registration
70.6%
+0.1%
(2018)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
24.3%
-0.7%
(2018)
Ghana Female underweight children between 1997 and 2022
| Period | Female underweight children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10.1% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 11% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 12.6% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 17% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 19.7% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 21.3% |