Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Ghana
Ghana: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 1.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Ghana is 1.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Ghana peaked at 3.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2022.
That places Ghana 140th out of 148 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.4% | — |
| 2001 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.9% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.9% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More infrastructure data for Ghana
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 39.13 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 113.65 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 269,356 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.7824 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0078 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -15.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 269,356 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.14 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Ghana?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Ghana was 1.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2022.
- How does Ghana rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Ghana ranks 140th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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