Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Ghana
Ghana: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 36.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
36.6%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
153rd
of 198 countries
All-time high
36.6%
in 2024
All-time low
5.6%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Ghana, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 36.6% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Ghana peaked at 36.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 1980.
Ghana ranks 153rd of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.6% | — |
| 1981 | 5.9% | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 6.3% | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 6.6% | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 7.1% | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 7.5% | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 8.0% | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 8.4% | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 9.0% | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 9.5% | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 10.1% | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 10.7% | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 11.4% | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 12.1% | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 12.8% | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 13.6% | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 14.4% | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 15.2% | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 16.1% | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 17.1% | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 18.1% | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 19.1% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 20.1% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 21.1% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 22.1% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 23.1% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 24.0% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 24.9% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 25.8% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 26.6% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 27.3% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 28.0% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 28.6% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 29.3% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 30.0% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 30.6% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 31.3% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 32.0% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 32.6% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 33.3% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 34.0% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 34.6% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 35.3% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 35.9% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 36.6% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.4% | 5.6% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.3% | 10.1% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.5% | 18.1% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 27.3% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.3% | 34.0% | 36.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Ghana?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Ghana was 36.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 36.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 1980.
- How does Ghana rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Ghana ranks 153rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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