Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Ghana
Ghana: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 17.25 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
17.25
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
135th
of 193 countries
All-time high
17.25
in 2022
All-time low
4.71
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Ghana, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Ghana is 17.25, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Ghana peaked at 17.25 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.71, in 1990.
Ghana ranks 135th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.71 | — |
| 1991 | 4.9 | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 5.1 | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 5.31 | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 5.53 | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 5.77 | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 6.02 | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 6.29 | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 6.57 | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 6.87 | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 7.19 | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 7.53 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 7.88 | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 8.24 | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 8.62 | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 9.01 | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 9.4 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 9.8 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 10.18 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 10.55 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 10.92 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 11.29 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 11.68 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 12.08 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 12.53 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 13.01 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 13.54 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 14.11 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 14.71 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 15.32 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 15.96 | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 16.6 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 17.25 | +3.9% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 17.25 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.63, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 17.25 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.8, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.71 | 4.71 | 6.87 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.84 | 7.19 | 10.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.92 | 10.92 | 15.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.6 | 15.96 | 17.25 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Ghana?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Ghana was 17.25 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 17.25 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.71 in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Ghana ranks 135th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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