Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Ghana
Ghana: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 12.93 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Ghana, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Ghana is 12.93, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Ghana peaked at 12.93 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.92, in 1990.
Ghana ranks 145th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.92 | — |
| 1991 | 3.15 | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 3.39 | +7.6% |
| 1993 | 3.65 | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 3.93 | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 4.24 | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 4.56 | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 4.91 | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 5.28 | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 5.67 | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 6.08 | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 6.49 | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 6.92 | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 7.34 | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 7.76 | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 8.16 | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 8.55 | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 8.91 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 9.23 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 9.53 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 9.79 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 10.02 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 10.24 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 10.45 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 10.67 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 10.9 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 11.15 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 11.41 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 11.69 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 11.98 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 12.28 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 12.6 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 12.93 | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.17 | 2.92 | 5.67 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.9 | 6.08 | 9.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.83 | 9.79 | 11.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.6 | 12.28 | 12.93 | 3 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Ghana?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Ghana was 12.93 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 12.93 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.92 in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Ghana ranks 145th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. 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 Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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