Prevalence of wasting in children under 5 in Ghana
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1983 to 2023
Points:
13,760
Measure:
%
Similar regions to Ghana
Wasting in 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 Wasting in children between 1988 and 2022
| Period | Wasting in children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5.8% | -1% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 6% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 8.4% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 9.9% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 8.2% | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 12.5% | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 6.8% |