Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Ghana
Ghana: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 13.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Ghana, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 13.8% for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Ghana peaked at 13.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1980.
Ghana ranks 146th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.4% | — |
| 1981 | 1.4% | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 1.5% | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 1.6% | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 1.7% | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 1.8% | +6.7% |
| 1986 | 2.0% | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 2.1% | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 2.2% | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 2.4% | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 2.6% | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 2.7% | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 2.9% | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 3.1% | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 3.4% | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 3.6% | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 3.9% | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 4.1% | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 4.4% | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 4.8% | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 5.1% | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 5.5% | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 6.6% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 7.3% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 11.6% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 12.9% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 13.3% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 13.8% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 2.6% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 5.1% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 8.5% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 12.0% | 13.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Ghana?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Ghana was 13.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1980.
- How does Ghana rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Ghana ranks 146th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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