Children moderately or severely overweight in Ghana
Ghana: Children moderately or severely overweight was 76.3 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
76.3 num th
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
76th
of 180 countries
All-time high
112 num th
in 2005
All-time low
76.3 num th
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Children moderately or severely overweight in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely overweight in Ghana stood at 76.3 num th. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Ghana peaked at 112 num th in 2005 and was at its lowest, 76.3 num th, in 2023.
That places Ghana 76th out of 180 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.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Ghana, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 101.8 num th | — |
| 2001 | 105.6 num th | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 108.8 num th | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 110.9 num th | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 111.9 num th | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 112 num th | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 111.3 num th | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 110 num th | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 108.2 num th | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 106.2 num th | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 103.9 num th | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 101.6 num th | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 99.6 num th | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 97.7 num th | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 95.7 num th | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 93.4 num th | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 90.7 num th | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 87.6 num th | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 84.5 num th | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 81.7 num th | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 79.4 num th | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 77.8 num th | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 76.7 num th | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 76.3 num th | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 76.3 num th | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 76.3 num th is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57.05 num th, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 76.3 num th is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65.6 num th, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 108.67 num th | 101.8 num th | 112 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.64 num th | 81.7 num th | 103.9 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.3 num th | 76.3 num th | 79.4 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 73 Benin 82.1 num th compare
- 74 Chile 81.9 num th compare
- 75 Japan 78.7 num th compare
- 77 Kyrgyzstan 75.7 num th compare
- 78 Dominican Republic 74.5 num th compare
- 79 Republic of Korea 70.5 num th compare
- 79 South Korea 70.5 num th compare
More development goals data for Ghana
- Red List Index 0.8827 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 42.95 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 248.94 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 25 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 21 (2025)
- Infant deaths 24,393 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Ghana?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Ghana was 76.3 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 112 num th in 2005.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.3 num th in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Ghana ranks 76th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. 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 Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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