In Ghana, the current prevalence of underweight in male children under 5 is 13.8%, which reflects a decrease of 0.3% (-2.1%) compared to 2017.
Prevalence of underweight in male children under 5 in Ghana
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1986 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 Male underweight children between 1988 and 2022
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 13.8% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 15.4% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 15.9% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 15.2% | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 21% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 20.5% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 23% | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 26.6% | +3% |
| 1988 | 23.6% |