Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Ghana
Ghana: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) was 76.3 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
76.3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
67th
of 162 countries
All-time high
112
in 2005
All-time low
76.3
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Ghana stood at 76.3. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Ghana peaked at 112 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 76.3, in 2023.
Ghana ranks 67th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 101.8 | — |
| 2001 | 105.6 | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 108.8 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 110.9 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 111.9 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 112 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 111.3 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 110 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 108.2 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 106.2 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 103.9 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 101.6 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 99.6 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 97.7 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 95.7 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 93.4 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 90.7 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 87.6 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 84.5 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 81.7 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 79.4 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 77.8 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 76.7 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 76.3 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 76.3 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 108.67 | 101.8 | 112 | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.64 | 81.7 | 103.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.3 | 76.3 | 79.4 | 5 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 986.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,361 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.036 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Ghana?
- Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Ghana was 76.3 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 112 in 2005.
- What is the lowest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.3 in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
- Ghana ranks 67th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. 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 Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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