Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Ghana
Ghana: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 7 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
7
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
122nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
7
in 2022
All-time low
1.26
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Ghana, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 7 for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 73.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Ghana peaked at 7 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.26, in 1990.
Ghana ranks 122nd 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.
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.26 | — |
| 1991 | 1.32 | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 1.39 | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 1.46 | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 1.53 | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 1.62 | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 1.71 | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 1.81 | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 1.91 | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 2.03 | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 2.15 | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 2.28 | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 2.42 | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 2.57 | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 2.72 | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 2.89 | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 3.06 | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 3.23 | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 3.4 | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 3.56 | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 3.72 | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 3.88 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 4.04 | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 4.22 | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 4.42 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 4.65 | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 4.89 | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 5.18 | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 5.49 | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 5.84 | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 6.21 | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 6.6 | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 7 | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6 | 1.26 | 2.03 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.83 | 2.15 | 3.56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.63 | 3.72 | 5.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6 | 6.21 | 7 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Ghana?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Ghana was 7 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.26 in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Ghana ranks 122nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.3%. 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 children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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