2017 saw a prevalence of wasting in female children under 5 of 5% in Ghana, a decrease of 0.9% (-15.3%).
Prevalence of wasting in female 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 Female wasting in children between 1988 and 2022
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 8.7% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 7.3% | -4% |
| 1993 | 11.3% | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 7.9% |