Height-for-age <-2 SD in Ghana
Ghana: Height-for-age <-2 SD was 17.39 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
17.39
World rank
56th
of 96 countries
All-time high
35.48
in 2003
All-time low
17.39
in 2022
Years of data
11
1988–2022
Height-for-age <-2 SD in Ghana, 1988–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 17.39 for height-for-age <-2 sd in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, height-for-age <-2 sd in Ghana peaked at 35.48 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 17.39, in 2022.
Ghana ranks 56th of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.68 | 33.68 | 33.68 | 1 |
| 1990s | 32.72 | 30.64 | 34.73 | 3 |
| 2000s | 30.6 | 27.94 | 35.48 | 3 |
| 2010s | 19.69 | 17.53 | 22.75 | 3 |
| 2020s | 17.39 | 17.39 | 17.39 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More health data for Ghana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 986.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,361 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0379 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5006 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is height-for-age <-2 sd in Ghana?
- Height-for-age <-2 sd in Ghana was 17.39 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest height-for-age <-2 sd recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 35.48 in 2003.
- What is the lowest height-for-age <-2 sd recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.39 in 2022.
- How does Ghana rank for height-for-age <-2 sd?
- Ghana ranks 56th out of 96 countries with data for 2022.
- Is height-for-age <-2 sd rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Height-for-age <-2 SD (stunting). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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