Child adolescent obesity in Ghana
Ghana: Child adolescent obesity was 16.31 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
16.31
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
144th
of 199 countries
All-time high
16.31
in 2024
All-time low
1.59
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Child adolescent obesity in Ghana, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 16.31 for child adolescent obesity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child adolescent obesity in Ghana peaked at 16.31 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.59, in 1980.
That places Ghana 144th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.04 | 1.59 | 2.62 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.89 | 2.8 | 5.21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.45 | 5.58 | 9.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.78 | 9.79 | 13.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.36 | 14.42 | 16.31 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More health data for Ghana
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 986.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,361 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 20 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 20 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 294,010 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 291,497 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 304,855 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 301,852 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 312,958 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 309,507 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child adolescent obesity in Ghana?
- Child adolescent obesity in Ghana was 16.31 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child adolescent obesity recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 16.31 in 2024.
- What is the lowest child adolescent obesity recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.59 in 1980.
- How does Ghana rank for child adolescent obesity?
- Ghana ranks 144th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child adolescent obesity rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child adolescent obesity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).