Low birth weight prevalence in Ghana
Ghana: Low birth weight prevalence was 14.4% in 2020. βΌ Falling
Low birth weight prevalence in Ghana, 2000β2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight prevalence in Ghana is 14.4%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Ghana peaked at 15.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 2020.
Ghana ranks 36th of 156 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.6% | 15.2% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 14.5% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 14.4% | 14.4% | 1 |
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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, male, annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4994 units per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight prevalence in Ghana?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Ghana was 14.4% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 2020.
- How does Ghana rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Ghana ranks 36th out of 156 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Low birth weight prevalence (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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