Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Ghana
Ghana: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 15.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Ghana is 15.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Ghana peaked at 32.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 2023.
That places Ghana 61st out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.8% | — |
| 2001 | 32.4% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 31.8% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 31.2% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 30.4% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 29.7% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 28.8% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 27.8% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 26.7% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 25.6% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 24.5% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 23.3% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 22.3% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 21.3% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 20.5% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 18.5% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 17.8% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 17.1% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 16.5% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 16.0% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 15.6% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 15.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.7% | 25.6% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 17.1% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 15.6% | 16.5% | 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 stunted in Ghana?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Ghana was 15.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 32.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Ghana ranks 61st out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. 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 stunted (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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