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?????????, 2023

??? ??????:????????
???????:18-69
?????????? ?? ???????:5225
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ministry of Health Republic of Ghana. (2024) Ghana STEPS Report 2023: Nationwide non-communicable diseases risk factors assessment using the World Health Organization's STEPwise approach in Ghana. https://www.afro.who.int/countries/ghana/publication/ghana-steps-report-2023 [Accessed 25.09.25]
?????????:Excludes pregnant women
????? ??? ?? ? ???????? ?????, ???????????? ????? ?? ?????? ?? ??? ????? 25kg ? 29,9kg/m, ?????????????? ?? ?????? ?? ???, ??-????? ?? 30kg/m.

?????????, 2022

??? ??????:????????
???????:20-49
?????????? ?? ???????:10498
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) and ICF. 2024. Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2022. Accra, Ghana, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GSS and ICF.
????? ??? ?? ? ???????? ?????, ???????????? ????? ?? ?????? ?? ??? ????? 25kg ? 29,9kg/m, ?????????????? ?? ?????? ?? ???, ??-????? ?? 30kg/m.

????, 2017

??? ??????:????????
???????:15-49
?????????? ?? ???????:1002
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:University of Ghana, GroundWork, University of Wisconsin-Madison, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust, UNICEF. Ghana Micronutrient Survey 2017. Accra, Ghana; 2017
????? ??? ?? ? ???????? ?????, ???????????? ????? ?? ?????? ?? ??? ????? 25kg ? 29,9kg/m, ?????????????? ?? ?????? ?? ???, ??-????? ?? 30kg/m.

?????????, 2016-2017

??? ??????:????????
???????:18+
?????????? ?? ???????:1106
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Li J, Owusu IK, Geng Q, Folson AA, Zheng Z, Adu-Boakye Y, Dong X, Wu WC, Agyekum F, Fei H, Ayetey H, Deng M, Adomako-Boateng F, Jiang Z, Abubakari BB, Xian Z, Fokuoh FN, Appiah LT, Liu S, Lin C. Cardiometabolic Risk Factors and Preclinical Target Organ Damage Among Adults in Ghana: Findings From a National Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 Dec 15;9(24):e017492. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.120.017492. Epub 2020 Dec 7. PMID: 33283559; PMCID: PMC7955390.
?????????:Age Standardised
????? ??? ?? ? ???????? ?????, ???????????? ????? ?? ?????? ?? ??? ????? 25kg ? 29,9kg/m, ?????????????? ?? ?????? ?? ???, ??-????? ?? 30kg/m.

????, 2014

??? ??????:????????
???????:15-49
?????????? ?? ???????:4268
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ghana Statistical Service - GSS, Ghana Health Service - GHS, and ICF International. 2015. Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2014. Rockville, Maryland, USA: GSS, GHS, and ICF International. Available at http://www.dhsprogram.com/publications/publication-FR307-DHS-Final-Reports.cfm (last accessed 11th April 2016)
?????????:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
????? ??? ?? ? ???????? ?????, ???????????? ????? ?? ?????? ?? ??? ????? 25kg ? 29,9kg/m, ?????????????? ?? ?????? ?? ???, ??-????? ?? 30kg/m.

????, 2008

??? ??????:????????
???????:15-49
?????????? ?? ???????:4380
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ghana Statistical Service - GSS, Ghana Health Service - GHS, and ICF Macro. 2009. Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2008. Accra, Ghana: GSS, GHS, and ICF Macro.
?????????:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
????? ??? ?? ? ???????? ?????, ???????????? ????? ?? ?????? ?? ??? ????? 25kg ? 29,9kg/m, ?????????????? ?? ?????? ?? ???, ??-????? ?? 30kg/m.

?????????, 2004

??? ??????:????????
???????:20+
?????????? ?? ???????:1431
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Agyemang C. Rural and urban differences in blood pressure and hypertension in Ghana, West Africa. Public Health. 2006 Jun;120(6):525-33. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2006.02.002. Epub 2006 May 8. PMID: 16684547.
?????????:Due to limited availability on data in males in Ghana, we calculated total male and female figures (from separate urban and rural figures) using the World Bank % Urban for Ghana from 2004.
????? ??? ?? ? ???????? ?????, ???????????? ????? ?? ?????? ?? ??? ????? 25kg ? 29,9kg/m, ?????????????? ?? ?????? ?? ???, ??-????? ?? 30kg/m.

????, 2003

??? ??????:????????
???????:15-49
?????????? ?? ???????:4835
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ghana Statistical Service - GSS, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research - NMIMR/Ghana, and ORC Macro. 2004. Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2003. Calverton, Maryland: GSS, NMIMR, and ORC Macro.
?????????:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
????? ??? ?? ? ???????? ?????, ???????????? ????? ?? ?????? ?? ??? ????? 25kg ? 29,9kg/m, ?????????????? ?? ?????? ?? ???, ??-????? ?? 30kg/m.

????, 1993

??? ??????:????????
???????:15-49
?????????? ?? ???????:1173
??????????:Martorell R, Khan LK, Hughes ML, Grummer Strawn LM. Obesity in women from developing countries. EJCN (2000) 54;247-252
?????????:The data from this paper was sourced from the Demographic Health Survey Programme https://dhsprogram.com/ Central Statistical Office and Macro International. Calverton, Maryland, USA
????? ??? ?? ? ???????? ?????, ???????????? ????? ?? ?????? ?? ??? ????? 25kg ? 29,9kg/m, ?????????????? ?? ?????? ?? ???, ??-????? ?? 30kg/m.

????, 2022

??? ??????:????????
???????:15-19
?????????? ?? ???????:2760
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) and ICF. 2024. Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2022. Accra, Ghana, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GSS and ICF.
Cutoffs:+1SD to 2SD />2SD

????, 2014

??? ??????:????????
???????:15-19
?????????? ?? ???????:1358
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Benedict, Rukundo K., Allison Schmale, and Sorrel Namaste. 2018. Adolescent Nutrition 2000-2017: DHS Data on Adolescents Age 15-19. DHS Comparative Report No. 47. Rockville, Maryland, USA: ICF. Ghana Statistical Service - GSS, Ghana Health Service - GHS, and ICF International. 2015. Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2014. Rockville, Maryland, USA: GSS, GHS, and ICF International
?????????:651 girls and 707 boys
???????????:BMI for age: between +1 SD and +2 SD is overweight and greater than +2 SD is obesity
Cutoffs:WHO 2007

????, 2012

??? ??????:????????????
???????:13-17
?????????? ?? ???????:1984
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ghana - Global School-Based Student Health Survey 2012 https://www.who.int/ncds/surveillance/gshs/ghana/en/ (Last accessed 20.10.2020)
?????????:A two-stage cluster sample design was used to produce data representative of all students in Grades SHS 1-4 in Ghana Senior High.
Cutoffs:WHO

????, 2007

??? ??????:????????????
???????:13-15
?????????? ?? ???????:6236
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS), available at https://www.who.int/ncds/surveillance/gshs/2007_Ghana_fact_sheet.pdf?ua=1 (last accessed 24.11.20)
Cutoffs:WHO

0-5 years, 2022-2023

??? ??????:????????
???????:0-5
?????????? ?? ???????:4288
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2022
?????????:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight estimates: National and Disaggregated, July 2025, New York. Weighted sample size. For more information, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme/.
???????????:Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Cutoffs:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2017-2018

??? ??????:????????
???????:0-5
?????????? ?? ???????:8775
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ghana Statistical Service, 2018. Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS2017/18), Survey Findings Report. Accra, Ghana: GSS.https://mics-surveys-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/MICS6/West%20and%20Central%20Africa/Ghana/2017-2018/Survey%20findings/Ghana%202017-18%20MICS%20Survey%20Findings%20Report_English.pdf (Last accessed 22.06.21)
?????????:Infants.
???????????:Weight for Height. Overweight = 2SD-3SD, Obesity =>3SD
Cutoffs:Other

0-5 years, 2017-2018

???????:0-5
?????????? ?? ???????:8775
??????????:MICS: Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS2017/18), Survey Findings Report. Accra, Ghana: GSS
?????????:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
???????????:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2014

???????:0-5
?????????? ?? ???????:2902
??????????:DHS: Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2014. Rockville, Maryland, USA: GSS, GHS, and ICF International.
?????????:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
???????????:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2011

???????:0-5
?????????? ?? ???????:7379
??????????:MICS: Ghana multiple indicator cluster survey (MICS) with an enhanced malaria module and biomarker 2011: Final report. Accra, Ghana, 2012
?????????:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
???????????:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2008

???????:0-5
?????????? ?? ???????:2579
??????????:DHS: Ghana demographic and health survey 2008. Demographic and Health Surveys. Accra, Ghana: GSS, GHS, and ICF Macro, 2009
?????????:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
???????????:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2006

???????:0-5
?????????? ?? ???????:3348
??????????:MICS: Monitoring the situation of children, women and men. Ghana Multiple indicator cluster survey 2006.
?????????:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
???????????:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2003

???????:0-5
?????????? ?? ???????:3240
??????????:DHS: Ghana demographic and health survey 2003. Demographic and Health Surveys. Calverton, Maryland: GSS, NMIMR, and ORC Macro, 2004
?????????:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
???????????:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 1998-1999

???????:0-5
?????????? ?? ???????:2722
??????????:DHS: Ghana demographic and health survey 1998. Demographic and Health Surveys. Calverton, Maryland: GSS and MI, 1999
?????????:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
???????????:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 1997

???????:0-5
?????????? ?? ???????:1395770
??????????:CWIQ: Ghana Core Welfare Indicators Questionnaire Survey 1997, First round
?????????:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
???????????:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 1993-1994

???????:0-5
?????????? ?? ???????:1914
??????????:DHS: Ghana demographic and health survey 1993. Demographic and Health Surveys. Calverton, Maryland: GSS and MI, 1994
?????????:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
???????????:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 1988

???????:0-5
?????????? ?? ???????:1979
??????????:DHS: Ghana demographic and health survey 1988. Demographic and Health Surveys. Ghana Statistical Service. Accra, Ghana, 1989
?????????:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
???????????:=>+2SD

?????????? ?????/???????????? ?? ???????????

????, 2022

??? ??????:????????
???????:20-49
?????????? ?? ???????:10498
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) and ICF. 2024. Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2022. Accra, Ghana, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GSS and ICF.
????? ??? ?? ? ???????? ?????, ???????????? ????? ?? ?????? ?? ??? ????? 25kg ? 29,9kg/m, ?????????????? ?? ?????? ?? ???, ??-????? ?? 30kg/m.

????, 2022

??? ??????:????????
???????:20-49
?????????? ?? ???????:10498
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) and ICF. 2024. Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2022. Accra, Ghana, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GSS and ICF.
????? ??? ?? ? ???????? ?????, ???????????? ????? ?? ?????? ?? ??? ????? 25kg ? 29,9kg/m, ?????????????? ?? ?????? ?? ???, ??-????? ?? 30kg/m.

????, 2017

??? ??????:????????
???????:15-49
?????????? ?? ???????:1002
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:University of Ghana, GroundWork, University of Wisconsin-Madison, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust, UNICEF. Ghana Micronutrient Survey 2017. Accra, Ghana; 2017
????? ??? ?? ? ???????? ?????, ???????????? ????? ?? ?????? ?? ??? ????? 25kg ? 29,9kg/m, ?????????????? ?? ?????? ?? ???, ??-????? ?? 30kg/m.

????, 2014

??? ??????:????????
???????:15-49
?????????? ?? ???????:4268
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ghana Statistical Service - GSS, Ghana Health Service - GHS, and ICF International. 2015. Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2014. Rockville, Maryland, USA: GSS, GHS, and ICF International.. http://www.dhsprogram.com/publications/publication-FR307-DHS-Final-Reports.cfm (last accessed 11th April 2016)
?????????:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
????? ??? ?? ? ???????? ?????, ???????????? ????? ?? ?????? ?? ??? ????? 25kg ? 29,9kg/m, ?????????????? ?? ?????? ?? ???, ??-????? ?? 30kg/m.

????, 2014

??? ??????:????????
???????:15-49
?????????? ?? ???????:4268
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ghana Statistical Service - GSS, Ghana Health Service - GHS, and ICF International. 2015. Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2014. Rockville, Maryland, USA: GSS, GHS, and ICF International.. http://www.dhsprogram.com/publications/publication-FR307-DHS-Final-Reports.cfm (last accessed 11th April 2016)
?????????:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
????? ??? ?? ? ???????? ?????, ???????????? ????? ?? ?????? ?? ??? ????? 25kg ? 29,9kg/m, ?????????????? ?? ?????? ?? ???, ??-????? ?? 30kg/m.

???????, 2022

??? ??????:????????
???????:15-19
?????????? ?? ???????:2760
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) and ICF. 2024. Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2022. Accra, Ghana, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GSS and ICF.
?????????:33 Students who were educated beyone Secondary were excluded from this analysis as the sample size too small
Cutoffs:+1SD to 2SD />2SD

????????, 2022

??? ??????:????????
???????:15-19
?????????? ?? ???????:2760
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) and ICF. 2024. Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2022. Accra, Ghana, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GSS and ICF.
?????????:33 Students who were educated beyone Secondary were excluded from this analysis as the sample size too small
Cutoffs:+1SD to 2SD />2SD

0-5 years, 2022-2023

??? ??????:????????
?????????? ?? ???????:3942
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2022
?????????:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight estimates: National and Disaggregated, July 2025, New York. Weighted sample size. For more information, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme/.
???????????:Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Cutoffs:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2017-2018

?????????? ?? ???????:8775
??????????:MICS: Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS2017/18), Survey Findings Report. Accra, Ghana: GSS
?????????:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
???????????:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2014

?????????? ?? ???????:2902
??????????:DHS: Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2014. Rockville, Maryland, USA: GSS, GHS, and ICF International.
?????????:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
???????????:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2011

?????????? ?? ???????:7379
??????????:MICS: Ghana multiple indicator cluster survey (MICS) with an enhanced malaria module and biomarker 2011: Final report. Accra, Ghana, 2012
?????????:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
???????????:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2008

?????????? ?? ???????:2579
??????????:DHS: Ghana demographic and health survey 2008. Demographic and Health Surveys. Accra, Ghana: GSS, GHS, and ICF Macro, 2009
?????????:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
???????????:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2006

?????????? ?? ???????:3348
??????????:MICS: Monitoring the situation of children, women and men. Ghana Multiple indicator cluster survey 2006.
?????????:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
???????????:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2003

?????????? ?? ???????:3240
??????????:DHS: Ghana demographic and health survey 2003. Demographic and Health Surveys. Calverton, Maryland: GSS, NMIMR, and ORC Macro, 2004
?????????:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
???????????:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 1998-1999

?????????? ?? ???????:2722
??????????:DHS: Ghana demographic and health survey 1998. Demographic and Health Surveys. Calverton, Maryland: GSS and MI, 1999
?????????:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
???????????:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 1993-1994

?????????? ?? ???????:1914
??????????:DHS: Ghana demographic and health survey 1993. Demographic and Health Surveys. Calverton, Maryland: GSS and MI, 1994
?????????:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
???????????:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 1988

?????????? ?? ???????:1979
??????????:DHS: Ghana demographic and health survey 1988. Demographic and Health Surveys. Ghana Statistical Service. Accra, Ghana, 1989
?????????:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
???????????:=>+2SD

?????????? ?????/???????????? ?? ???????

?????????, 2023

??? ??????:????????
?????????? ?? ???????:5225
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ministry of Health Republic of Ghana. (2024) Ghana STEPS Report 2023: Nationwide non-communicable diseases risk factors assessment using the World Health Organization's STEPwise approach in Ghana. https://www.afro.who.int/countries/ghana/publication/ghana-steps-report-2023 [Accessed 25.09.25]
????? ??? ?? ? ???????? ?????, ???????????? ????? ?? ?????? ?? ??? ????? 25kg ? 29,9kg/m, ?????????????? ?? ?????? ?? ???, ??-????? ?? 30kg/m.

?????????, 2022

??? ??????:????????
?????????? ?? ???????:10498
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) and ICF. 2024. Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2022. Accra, Ghana, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GSS and ICF.
????? ??? ?? ? ???????? ?????, ???????????? ????? ?? ?????? ?? ??? ????? 25kg ? 29,9kg/m, ?????????????? ?? ?????? ?? ???, ??-????? ?? 30kg/m.

????, 2017

??? ??????:????????
?????????? ?? ???????:1002
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:University of Ghana, GroundWork, University of Wisconsin-Madison, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust, UNICEF. Ghana Micronutrient Survey 2017. Accra, Ghana; 2017
????? ??? ?? ? ???????? ?????, ???????????? ????? ?? ?????? ?? ??? ????? 25kg ? 29,9kg/m, ?????????????? ?? ?????? ?? ???, ??-????? ?? 30kg/m.

?????????? ?????/???????????? ?? ??????

?????????, 2023

??? ??????:????????
???????:18-69
?????????? ?? ???????:5225
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ministry of Health Republic of Ghana. (2024) Ghana STEPS Report 2023: Nationwide non-communicable diseases risk factors assessment using the World Health Organization's STEPwise approach in Ghana. https://www.afro.who.int/countries/ghana/publication/ghana-steps-report-2023 [Accessed 25.09.25]
?????????:Excludes pregnant women
????? ??? ?? ? ???????? ?????, ???????????? ????? ?? ?????? ?? ??? ????? 25kg ? 29,9kg/m, ?????????????? ?? ?????? ?? ???, ??-????? ?? 30kg/m.

????, 2022

??? ??????:????????
???????:20-49
?????????? ?? ???????:10498
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) and ICF. 2024. Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2022. Accra, Ghana, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GSS and ICF.
????? ??? ?? ? ???????? ?????, ???????????? ????? ?? ?????? ?? ??? ????? 25kg ? 29,9kg/m, ?????????????? ?? ?????? ?? ???, ??-????? ?? 30kg/m.

????, 2022

??? ??????:????????
???????:20-49
?????????? ?? ???????:10498
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) and ICF. 2024. Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2022. Accra, Ghana, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GSS and ICF.
????? ??? ?? ? ???????? ?????, ???????????? ????? ?? ?????? ?? ??? ????? 25kg ? 29,9kg/m, ?????????????? ?? ?????? ?? ???, ??-????? ?? 30kg/m.

????, 2017

??? ??????:????????
???????:15-49
?????????? ?? ???????:1002
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:University of Ghana, GroundWork, University of Wisconsin-Madison, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust, UNICEF. Ghana Micronutrient Survey 2017. Accra, Ghana; 2017
????? ??? ?? ? ???????? ?????, ???????????? ????? ?? ?????? ?? ??? ????? 25kg ? 29,9kg/m, ?????????????? ?? ?????? ?? ???, ??-????? ?? 30kg/m.

????, 2014

??? ??????:????????
???????:15-49
?????????? ?? ???????:4268
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ghana Statistical Service - GSS, Ghana Health Service - GHS, and ICF International. 2015. Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2014. Rockville, Maryland, USA: GSS, GHS, and ICF International.
?????????:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
????? ??? ?? ? ???????? ?????, ???????????? ????? ?? ?????? ?? ??? ????? 25kg ? 29,9kg/m, ?????????????? ?? ?????? ?? ???, ??-????? ?? 30kg/m.

????, 2014

??? ??????:????????
???????:15-49
?????????? ?? ???????:4268
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ghana Statistical Service - GSS, Ghana Health Service - GHS, and ICF International. 2015. Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2014. Rockville, Maryland, USA: GSS, GHS, and ICF International.
?????????:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
????? ??? ?? ? ???????? ?????, ???????????? ????? ?? ?????? ?? ??? ????? 25kg ? 29,9kg/m, ?????????????? ?? ?????? ?? ???, ??-????? ?? 30kg/m.

????, 2014

??? ??????:????????
???????:15-49
?????????? ?? ???????:4268
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ghana Statistical Service - GSS, Ghana Health Service - GHS, and ICF International. 2015. Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2014. Rockville, Maryland, USA: GSS, GHS, and ICF International.
?????????:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
????? ??? ?? ? ???????? ?????, ???????????? ????? ?? ?????? ?? ??? ????? 25kg ? 29,9kg/m, ?????????????? ?? ?????? ?? ???, ??-????? ?? 30kg/m.

????, 2014

??? ??????:????????
???????:15-49
?????????? ?? ???????:4268
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ghana Statistical Service - GSS, Ghana Health Service - GHS, and ICF International. 2015. Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2014. Rockville, Maryland, USA: GSS, GHS, and ICF International.
?????????:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
????? ??? ?? ? ???????? ?????, ???????????? ????? ?? ?????? ?? ??? ????? 25kg ? 29,9kg/m, ?????????????? ?? ?????? ?? ???, ??-????? ?? 30kg/m.

???????, 2022

??? ??????:????????
???????:15-19
?????????? ?? ???????:2760
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) and ICF. 2024. Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2022. Accra, Ghana, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GSS and ICF.
Cutoffs:+1SD to 2SD />2SD

????????, 2022

??? ??????:????????
???????:15-19
?????????? ?? ???????:2760
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) and ICF. 2024. Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2022. Accra, Ghana, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GSS and ICF.
Cutoffs:+1SD to 2SD />2SD

0-5 years, 2022-2023

??? ??????:????????
?????????? ?? ???????:4288
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2022
?????????:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight estimates: National and Disaggregated, July 2025, New York. Weighted sample size. For more information, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme/.
???????????:Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Cutoffs:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2017-2018

??? ??????:????????
?????????? ?? ???????:8775
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ghana Statistical Service, 2018. Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS2017/18), Survey Findings Report. Accra, Ghana: GSS.https://mics-surveys-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/MICS6/West%20and%20Central%20Africa/Ghana/2017-2018/Survey%20findings/Ghana%202017-18%20MICS%20Survey%20Findings%20Report_English.pdf (Last accessed 22.06.21)
?????????:Infants.
???????????:Weight for Height. Overweight = 2SD-3SD, Obesity =>3SD
Cutoffs:Other

0-5 years, 2017-2018

?????????? ?? ???????:8775
??????????:MICS: Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS2017/18), Survey Findings Report. Accra, Ghana: GSS
?????????:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
???????????:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2014

?????????? ?? ???????:2902
??????????:DHS: Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2014. Rockville, Maryland, USA: GSS, GHS, and ICF International.
?????????:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
???????????:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2011

?????????? ?? ???????:7379
??????????:MICS: Ghana multiple indicator cluster survey (MICS) with an enhanced malaria module and biomarker 2011: Final report. Accra, Ghana, 2012
?????????:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
???????????:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2008

?????????? ?? ???????:2579
??????????:DHS: Ghana demographic and health survey 2008. Demographic and Health Surveys. Accra, Ghana: GSS, GHS, and ICF Macro, 2009
?????????:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
???????????:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2006

?????????? ?? ???????:3348
??????????:MICS: Monitoring the situation of children, women and men. Ghana Multiple indicator cluster survey 2006.
?????????:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
???????????:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2003

?????????? ?? ???????:3240
??????????:DHS: Ghana demographic and health survey 2003. Demographic and Health Surveys. Calverton, Maryland: GSS, NMIMR, and ORC Macro, 2004
?????????:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
???????????:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 1998-1999

?????????? ?? ???????:2722
??????????:DHS: Ghana demographic and health survey 1998. Demographic and Health Surveys. Calverton, Maryland: GSS and MI, 1999
?????????:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
???????????:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 1997

?????????? ?? ???????:1395770
??????????:CWIQ: Ghana Core Welfare Indicators Questionnaire Survey 1997, First round
?????????:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
???????????:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 1993-1994

?????????? ?? ???????:1914
??????????:DHS: Ghana demographic and health survey 1993. Demographic and Health Surveys. Calverton, Maryland: GSS and MI, 1994
?????????:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
???????????:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 1988

?????????? ?? ???????:1979
??????????:DHS: Ghana demographic and health survey 1988. Demographic and Health Surveys. Ghana Statistical Service. Accra, Ghana, 1989
?????????:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
???????????:=>+2SD

?????????? ?????/???????????? ?? ????????-???????????? ?????

????, 2022

??? ??????:????????
???????:20-49
?????????? ?? ???????:10498
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) and ICF. 2024. Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2022. Accra, Ghana, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GSS and ICF.
????? ??? ?? ? ???????? ?????, ???????????? ????? ?? ?????? ?? ??? ????? 25kg ? 29,9kg/m, ?????????????? ?? ?????? ?? ???, ??-????? ?? 30kg/m.

????, 2022

??? ??????:????????
???????:20-49
?????????? ?? ???????:10498
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) and ICF. 2024. Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2022. Accra, Ghana, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GSS and ICF.
????? ??? ?? ? ???????? ?????, ???????????? ????? ?? ?????? ?? ??? ????? 25kg ? 29,9kg/m, ?????????????? ?? ?????? ?? ???, ??-????? ?? 30kg/m.

????, 2017

??? ??????:????????
???????:15-49
?????????? ?? ???????:1002
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:University of Ghana, GroundWork, University of Wisconsin-Madison, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust, UNICEF. Ghana Micronutrient Survey 2017. Accra, Ghana; 2017
????? ??? ?? ? ???????? ?????, ???????????? ????? ?? ?????? ?? ??? ????? 25kg ? 29,9kg/m, ?????????????? ?? ?????? ?? ???, ??-????? ?? 30kg/m.

????, 2014

??? ??????:????????
???????:15-49
?????????? ?? ???????:4268
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ghana Statistical Service - GSS, Ghana Health Service - GHS, and ICF International. 2015. Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2014. Rockville, Maryland, USA: GSS, GHS, and ICF International.. http://www.dhsprogram.com/publications/publication-FR307-DHS-Final-Reports.cfm (last accessed 11th April 2016)
?????????:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
????? ??? ?? ? ???????? ?????, ???????????? ????? ?? ?????? ?? ??? ????? 25kg ? 29,9kg/m, ?????????????? ?? ?????? ?? ???, ??-????? ?? 30kg/m.

????, 2014

??? ??????:????????
???????:15-49
?????????? ?? ???????:4268
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ghana Statistical Service - GSS, Ghana Health Service - GHS, and ICF International. 2015. Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2014. Rockville, Maryland, USA: GSS, GHS, and ICF International.. http://www.dhsprogram.com/publications/publication-FR307-DHS-Final-Reports.cfm (last accessed 11th April 2016)
?????????:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
????? ??? ?? ? ???????? ?????, ???????????? ????? ?? ?????? ?? ??? ????? 25kg ? 29,9kg/m, ?????????????? ?? ?????? ?? ???, ??-????? ?? 30kg/m.

???????, 2022

??? ??????:????????
???????:15-19
?????????? ?? ???????:2760
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) and ICF. 2024. Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2022. Accra, Ghana, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GSS and ICF.
Cutoffs:+1SD to 2SD />2SD

????????, 2022

??? ??????:????????
???????:15-19
?????????? ?? ???????:2760
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) and ICF. 2024. Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2022. Accra, Ghana, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GSS and ICF.
Cutoffs:+1SD to 2SD />2SD

0-5 years, 2022-2023

??? ??????:????????
?????????? ?? ???????:4288
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2022
?????????:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight estimates: National and Disaggregated, July 2025, New York. Weighted sample size. For more information, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme/.
???????????:Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Cutoffs:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2017-2018

??? ??????:????????
?????????? ?? ???????:8775
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ghana Statistical Service, 2018. Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS2017/18), Survey Findings Report. Accra, Ghana: GSS.https://mics-surveys-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/MICS6/West%20and%20Central%20Africa/Ghana/2017-2018/Survey%20findings/Ghana%202017-18%20MICS%20Survey%20Findings%20Report_English.pdf (Last accessed 22.06.21)
?????????:Infants.
???????????:Weight for Height. Overweight = 2SD-3SD, Obesity =>3SD
Cutoffs:Other

0-5 years, 2017-2018

?????????? ?? ???????:8775
??????????:MICS: Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS2017/18), Survey Findings Report. Accra, Ghana: GSS
?????????:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
???????????:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2014

?????????? ?? ???????:2902
??????????:DHS: Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2014. Rockville, Maryland, USA: GSS, GHS, and ICF International.
?????????:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
???????????:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2011

?????????? ?? ???????:7379
??????????:MICS: Ghana multiple indicator cluster survey (MICS) with an enhanced malaria module and biomarker 2011: Final report. Accra, Ghana, 2012
?????????:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
???????????:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2008

?????????? ?? ???????:2579
??????????:DHS: Ghana demographic and health survey 2008. Demographic and Health Surveys. Accra, Ghana: GSS, GHS, and ICF Macro, 2009
?????????:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
???????????:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2006

?????????? ?? ???????:3348
??????????:MICS: Monitoring the situation of children, women and men. Ghana Multiple indicator cluster survey 2006.
?????????:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
???????????:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2003

?????????? ?? ???????:3240
??????????:DHS: Ghana demographic and health survey 2003. Demographic and Health Surveys. Calverton, Maryland: GSS, NMIMR, and ORC Macro, 2004
?????????:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
???????????:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 1998-1999

?????????? ?? ???????:2722
??????????:DHS: Ghana demographic and health survey 1998. Demographic and Health Surveys. Calverton, Maryland: GSS and MI, 1999
?????????:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
???????????:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 1997

?????????? ?? ???????:1395770
??????????:CWIQ: Ghana Core Welfare Indicators Questionnaire Survey 1997, First round
?????????:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
???????????:=>+2SD

0-5 years, 1993-1994

?????????? ?? ???????:1914
??????????:DHS: Ghana demographic and health survey 1993. Demographic and Health Surveys. Calverton, Maryland: GSS and MI, 1994
?????????:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
???????????:=>+2SD

Double burden of underweight & overweight

?????????, 2022

??? ??????:????????
???????:20+
??????????:NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3663 population representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults. Lancet 2024; published online Feb 29. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02750-2.
?????????:Age Standardised estimates
???????????:Combined prevalence of BMI<18.5 kg/m² and BMI>=30 kg/m² (double burden of underweight and obesity)

????, 2022

??? ??????:????????
???????:5-19
??????????:NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3663 population representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults. Lancet 2024; published online Feb 29. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02750-2.
?????????:Age standardised estimates
???????????:Combined prevalence of BMI < -2SD and BMI > 2SD (double burden of thinness and obesity)
Cutoffs:BMI < -2SD and BMI > 2SD

0-5 years, 2022-2023

??? ??????:????????
???????:0-5
??????????:United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2025). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Overlapping Stunting, Wasting and Overweight (Survey Estimates), 2025, New York. For more information, visit: https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/malnutrition/ [Accessed 06.08.25]
?????????:Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2022
???????????:Combined percentage of children under 5 years of age who are either wasted, stunted, or overweight (falling below -2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height, falling below -2 standard deviations from the median height for age, or falling at or above +2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height of the reference population)
Cutoffs:WHZ <-2, HAZ <-2 and WHZ >+2

0-5 years, 2017-2018

??? ??????:????????
???????:0-5
??????????:United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2025). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Overlapping Stunting, Wasting and Overweight (Survey Estimates), 2025, New York. For more information, visit: https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/malnutrition/ [Accessed 06.08.25]
?????????:Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS2017/18), Survey Findings Report. Accra, Ghana: GSS
???????????:Combined percentage of children under 5 years of age who are either wasted, stunted, or overweight (falling below -2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height, falling below -2 standard deviations from the median height for age, or falling at or above +2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height of the reference population)
Cutoffs:WHZ <-2, HAZ <-2 and WHZ >+2

0-5 years, 2014

??? ??????:????????
???????:0-5
??????????:United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2025). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Overlapping Stunting, Wasting and Overweight (Survey Estimates), 2025, New York. For more information, visit: https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/malnutrition/ [Accessed 06.08.25]
?????????:Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2014. Rockville, Maryland, USA: GSS, GHS, and ICF International.
???????????:Combined percentage of children under 5 years of age who are either wasted, stunted, or overweight (falling below -2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height, falling below -2 standard deviations from the median height for age, or falling at or above +2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height of the reference population)
Cutoffs:WHZ <-2, HAZ <-2 and WHZ >+2

0-5 years, 2011

??? ??????:????????
???????:0-5
??????????:United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2025). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Overlapping Stunting, Wasting and Overweight (Survey Estimates), 2025, New York. For more information, visit: https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/malnutrition/ [Accessed 06.08.25]
?????????:Ghana multiple indicator cluster survey (MICS) with an enhanced malaria module and biomarker 2011: Final report. Accra, Ghana, 2012
???????????:Combined percentage of children under 5 years of age who are either wasted, stunted, or overweight (falling below -2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height, falling below -2 standard deviations from the median height for age, or falling at or above +2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height of the reference population)
Cutoffs:WHZ <-2, HAZ <-2 and WHZ >+2

0-5 years, 2008

??? ??????:????????
???????:0-5
??????????:United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2025). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Overlapping Stunting, Wasting and Overweight (Survey Estimates), 2025, New York. For more information, visit: https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/malnutrition/ [Accessed 06.08.25]
?????????:Ghana demographic and health survey 2008. Demographic and Health Surveys. Accra, Ghana: GSS, GHS, and ICF Macro, 2009
???????????:Combined percentage of children under 5 years of age who are either wasted, stunted, or overweight (falling below -2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height, falling below -2 standard deviations from the median height for age, or falling at or above +2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height of the reference population)
Cutoffs:WHZ <-2, HAZ <-2 and WHZ >+2

0-5 years, 2006

??? ??????:????????
???????:0-5
??????????:United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2025). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Overlapping Stunting, Wasting and Overweight (Survey Estimates), 2025, New York. For more information, visit: https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/malnutrition/ [Accessed 06.08.25]
?????????:Monitoring the situation of children, women and men. Ghana Multiple indicator cluster survey 2006.
???????????:Combined percentage of children under 5 years of age who are either wasted, stunted, or overweight (falling below -2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height, falling below -2 standard deviations from the median height for age, or falling at or above +2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height of the reference population)
Cutoffs:WHZ <-2, HAZ <-2 and WHZ >+2

0-5 years, 2003

??? ??????:????????
???????:0-5
??????????:United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2025). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Overlapping Stunting, Wasting and Overweight (Survey Estimates), 2025, New York. For more information, visit: https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/malnutrition/ [Accessed 06.08.25]
?????????:Ghana demographic and health survey 2003. Demographic and Health Surveys. Calverton, Maryland: GSS, NMIMR, and ORC Macro, 2004
???????????:Combined percentage of children under 5 years of age who are either wasted, stunted, or overweight (falling below -2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height, falling below -2 standard deviations from the median height for age, or falling at or above +2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height of the reference population)
Cutoffs:WHZ <-2, HAZ <-2 and WHZ >+2

0-5 years, 1998-1999

??? ??????:????????
???????:0-5
??????????:United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2025). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Overlapping Stunting, Wasting and Overweight (Survey Estimates), 2025, New York. For more information, visit: https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/malnutrition/ [Accessed 06.08.25]
?????????:Ghana demographic and health survey 1998. Demographic and Health Surveys. Calverton, Maryland: GSS and MI, 1999
???????????:Combined percentage of children under 5 years of age who are either wasted, stunted, or overweight (falling below -2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height, falling below -2 standard deviations from the median height for age, or falling at or above +2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height of the reference population)
Cutoffs:WHZ <-2, HAZ <-2 and WHZ >+2

0-5 years, 1997

??? ??????:????????
???????:0-5
??????????:United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2025). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Overlapping Stunting, Wasting and Overweight (Survey Estimates), 2025, New York. For more information, visit: https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/malnutrition/ [Accessed 06.08.25]
?????????:Ghana Core Welfare Indicators Questionnaire Survey 1997, First round
???????????:Combined percentage of children under 5 years of age who are either wasted, stunted, or overweight (falling below -2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height, falling below -2 standard deviations from the median height for age, or falling at or above +2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height of the reference population)
Cutoffs:WHZ <-2, HAZ <-2 and WHZ >+2

0-5 years, 1993-1994

??? ??????:????????
???????:0-5
??????????:United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2025). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Overlapping Stunting, Wasting and Overweight (Survey Estimates), 2025, New York. For more information, visit: https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/malnutrition/ [Accessed 06.08.25]
?????????:Ghana demographic and health survey 1993. Demographic and Health Surveys. Calverton, Maryland: GSS and MI, 1994
???????????:Combined percentage of children under 5 years of age who are either wasted, stunted, or overweight (falling below -2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height, falling below -2 standard deviations from the median height for age, or falling at or above +2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height of the reference population)
Cutoffs:WHZ <-2, HAZ <-2 and WHZ >+2

0-5 years, 1988

??? ??????:????????
???????:0-5
??????????:United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2025). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Overlapping Stunting, Wasting and Overweight (Survey Estimates), 2025, New York. For more information, visit: https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/malnutrition/ [Accessed 06.08.25]
?????????:Ghana demographic and health survey 1988. Demographic and Health Surveys. Ghana Statistical Service. Accra, Ghana, 1989
???????????:Combined percentage of children under 5 years of age who are either wasted, stunted, or overweight (falling below -2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height, falling below -2 standard deviations from the median height for age, or falling at or above +2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height of the reference population)
Cutoffs:WHZ <-2, HAZ <-2 and WHZ >+2

???????????? ????????? ?????????

?????????, 2022

??? ??????:????????????
???????:18+
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:WHO (2024). Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18-years age-standardized estimate in 2022. Available at https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/indicators/indicator-details/GHO/prevalence-of-insufficient-physical-activity-among-adults-aged-18-years-(age-standardized-estimate)-(-)
???????????:Percent of population attaining less than 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity per week, or less than 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity physical activity per week, or equivalent.

????, 2022

??? ??????:????????????
???????:18+
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:WHO (2024). Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18-years age-standardized estimate in 2022. Available at https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/indicators/indicator-details/GHO/prevalence-of-insufficient-physical-activity-among-adults-aged-18-years-(age-standardized-estimate)-(-)
???????????:Percent of population attaining less than 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity per week, or less than 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity physical activity per week, or equivalent.

????, 2022

??? ??????:????????????
???????:18+
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:WHO (2024). Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18-years age-standardized estimate in 2022. Available at https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/indicators/indicator-details/GHO/prevalence-of-insufficient-physical-activity-among-adults-aged-18-years-(age-standardized-estimate)-(-)
???????????:Percent of population attaining less than 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity per week, or less than 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity physical activity per week, or equivalent.

?????????, 2016

??????????:Guthold R, Stevens GA, Riley LM, Bull FC. Worldwide trends in insufficient physical activity from 2001 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 358 population-based surveys with 1.9 million participants. Lancet 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30357-7

????, 2016

??????????:Guthold R, Stevens GA, Riley LM, Bull FC. Worldwide trends in insufficient physical activity from 2001 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 358 population-based surveys with 1.9 million participants. Lancet 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30357-7

????, 2016

??????????:Guthold R, Stevens GA, Riley LM, Bull FC. Worldwide trends in insufficient physical activity from 2001 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 358 population-based surveys with 1.9 million participants. Lancet 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30357-7

????, 2016

??? ??????:????????????
???????:11-17
??????????:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21)
?????????:% of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily.
???????????:% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

???????, 2016

??? ??????:????????????
???????:11-17
??????????:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21)
?????????:% of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily.
???????????:% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

????????, 2016

??? ??????:????????????
???????:11-17
??????????:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21)
?????????:% of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily.
???????????:% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

????, 2010

???????:11-17
??????????:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en
?????????:% of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily.
???????????:% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

???????, 2010

???????:11-17
??????????:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en
?????????:% of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily.
???????????:% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

????????, 2010

???????:11-17
??????????:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en
?????????:% of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily.
???????????:% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

Estimated per capita fruit intake

?????????, 2017

???????:25+
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
???????????:Estimated per capita fruit intake (g/day)

Estimated per capita processed meat intake

?????????, 2017

???????:25+
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
???????????:Estimated per capita processed meat intake (g per day)

Estimated per capita whole grains intake

?????????, 2017

??? ??????:????????
???????:25+
??????????:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
???????????:Estimated per-capita whole grains intake (g/day)

???????? ?????? ?????????? ????????????

?????????, 2021

???????:20+
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25)
???????????:Number living with depression per 100,000 population (adults 20+ years)

????, 2021

???????:20+
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25)
???????????:Number living with depression per 100,000 population (adults 20+ years)

????, 2021

???????:20+
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25)
???????????:Number living with depression per 100,000 population (adults 20+ years)

?????????, 2015

??????????:Prevalence data from Global Burden of Disease study 2015 (http://ghdx.healthdata.org) published in: Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders: Global Health Estimates. Geneva:World Health Organization; 2017. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
???????????:% of population with depression disorders

????, 2021

????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25)
???????????:Number living with depressive disorder per 100,000 population (Under 20 years of age)

???????, 2021

????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25)
???????????:Number living with depressive disorder per 100,000 population (Under 20 years of age)

????????, 2021

????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25)
???????????:Number living with depressive disorder per 100,000 population (Under 20 years of age)

???????? ?????? ???????? ????????????

?????????, 2021

???????:20+
??????????:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25).
???????????:Number living with anxiety per 100,000 population

????, 2021

???????:20+
??????????:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25).
???????????:Number living with anxiety per 100,000 population

????, 2021

???????:20+
??????????:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25).
???????????:Number living with anxiety per 100,000 population

?????????, 2015

??????????:Prevalence data from Global Burden of Disease study 2015 (http://ghdx.healthdata.org) published in: Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders: Global Health Estimates. Geneva:World Health Organization; 2017. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
???????????:% of population with anxiety disorders

????, 2021

??????????:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25)

???????, 2021

??????????:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25)

????????, 2021

??????????:Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25)

% ??????, ??????? ???????????? ? ????? 0-5 ??????

0-5 years, 2010-2024

??????????:Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2022: Key Indicators Report
?????????:Full details are available. Original citation United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2023). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Infant and Young Child Feeding: Exclusive breastfeeding, New York, October 2023.

Percent of population who cannot afford a healthy diet

?????????, 2024

????????? ????:??????????
??????????:FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Cost and Affordability of a Healthy Diet (CoAHD). https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/CAHD. Licence: CC-BY-4.0. [Last Accessed 15.10.25]
?????????:The percent of the population whose food budget is below the cost of a healthy diet.

?????????, 2022

????????? ????:??????????
??????????:The Food Systems Dashboard. The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), The Columbia Climate School, and Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. 2024. Geneva, Switzerland. https://www.foodsystemsdashboard.org. DOI: https://doi.org/10.36072/db.

??? ?? ????????????

????, 2022

???????:20+
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24]
???????????:Indicence per 100,000

????, 2022

???????:20+
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24]
???????????:Indicence per 100,000

????, 2020

???????:20+
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2157
???????????:Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

????, 2020

???????:20+
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2157
???????????:Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

??? ?? ???????

????, 2022

????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24]
???????????:Incidence per 100,000

???????????? ???

????, 2022

???????:20+
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24]
???????????:Incidence per 100,000

????, 2022

???????:20+
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24]
???????????:Incidence per 100,000

????, 2020

???????:20+
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2157
???????????:Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

????, 2020

???????:20+
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2157
???????????:Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

??? ?? ?????????

????, 2022

???????:20+
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24]
???????????:Incidence per 100,000

????, 2022

???????:20+
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24]
???????????:Incidence per 100,000

????, 2020

???????:20+
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2157
???????????:Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

????, 2020

???????:20+
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2157
???????????:Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

??? ?? ??????? ?????

????, 2022

???????:20+
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24]
???????????:Indicence per 100,000

????, 2022

???????:20+
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24]
???????????:Indicence per 100,000

????, 2020

???????:20+
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2157
???????????:Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

????, 2020

???????:20+
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2157
???????????:Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

??? ?? ?????????

????, 2022

???????:20+
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24]
???????????:Incidence per 100,000

????, 2022

???????:20+
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24]
???????????:Incidence per 100,000

????, 2020

???????:20+
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2157
???????????:Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

????, 2020

???????:20+
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2157
???????????:Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

??? ?? ???????

????, 2022

???????:20+
??????????:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24]
???????????:Incidence per 100,000

????, 2020

???????:20+
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2157
???????????:Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

???????? ?????? ????????

?????????, 2015

??????????:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en
???????????:Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90).

????, 2015

??????????:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en
???????????:Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90).

????, 2015

??????????:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en
???????????:Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90).

??????? ??????????

?????????, 2008

??????????:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885
???????????:% Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate).

????, 2008

??????????:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885
???????????:% Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate).

????, 2008

??????????:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885
???????????:% Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate).

???????? ?????? ????? ?? ??????

????, 2014

??????????:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A869?lang=en
???????????:Age Standardised % raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L or on medication).

????, 2014

??????????:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A869?lang=en
???????????:Age Standardised % raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L or on medication).

????????????? ?? ???????

?????????, 2024

??????????:Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 11th edn. Brussels, Belgium:International Diabetes Federation, 2025. http://www.diabetesatlas.org

?????????, 2021

???????:20-79
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation.  IDF Diabetes Atlas, 10th edn. Brussels, Belgium:International Diabetes Federation, 2021. http://www.diabetesatlas.org
???????????:Age-adjusted comparative prevalence of diabetes, %

?????????, 2019

???????:20-79
??????????:Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 9th edn. Brussels,Belgium: 2019. Available at: https://www.diabetesatlas.org
???????????:Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%).

?????????, 2017

??????????:Reproduced with kind permission of IDF, International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 8th edition. Brussels, Belgium: International Diabetes Federation, 2017. http://www.diabetesatlas.org
???????????:Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%).

Ovarian Cancer

????, 2022

???????:20+
??????????:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24]
???????????:Incidence per 100,000

Leukemia

????, 2022

???????:20+
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24]
???????????:Incidence per 100,000
????? ??? ?? ? ???????? ?????, ???????????? ????? ?? ?????? ?? ??? ????? 25kg ? 29,9kg/m, ?????????????? ?? ?????? ?? ???, ??-????? ?? 30kg/m.

????, 2022

???????:20+
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24]
???????????:Incidence per 100,000
????? ??? ?? ? ???????? ?????, ???????????? ????? ?? ?????? ?? ??? ????? 25kg ? 29,9kg/m, ?????????????? ?? ?????? ?? ???, ??-????? ?? 30kg/m.

Liver and intrahepatic bile duct Cancer

????, 2022

???????:20+
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24]
???????????:Incidence per 100,000

????, 2022

???????:20+
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24]
???????????:Incidence per 100,000

Multiple Myeloma

????, 2022

???????:20+
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24]
???????????:Indicence per 100,000
????? ??? ?? ? ???????? ?????, ???????????? ????? ?? ?????? ?? ??? ????? 25kg ? 29,9kg/m, ?????????????? ?? ?????? ?? ???, ??-????? ?? 30kg/m.

????, 2022

???????:20+
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24]
???????????:Indicence per 100,000
????? ??? ?? ? ???????? ?????, ???????????? ????? ?? ?????? ?? ??? ????? 25kg ? 29,9kg/m, ?????????????? ?? ?????? ?? ???, ??-????? ?? 30kg/m.

Non Hodgkin Lymphoma

????, 2022

???????:20+
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24]
???????????:Incidence per 100,000
????? ??? ?? ? ???????? ?????, ???????????? ????? ?? ?????? ?? ??? ????? 25kg ? 29,9kg/m, ?????????????? ?? ?????? ?? ???, ??-????? ?? 30kg/m.

????, 2022

???????:20+
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24]
???????????:Incidence per 100,000
????? ??? ?? ? ???????? ?????, ???????????? ????? ?? ?????? ?? ??? ????? 25kg ? 29,9kg/m, ?????????????? ?? ?????? ?? ???, ??-????? ?? 30kg/m.

Thyroid Cancer

????, 2022

???????:20+
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24]
???????????:Incidence per 100,000

????, 2022

???????:20+
????????? ????:??????????
??????????:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24]
???????????:Incidence per 100,000

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Policies, Interventions and Actions

Healthier Diets 4 Health Lives

The HD4HL Project is intended to build evidence and mobilize multi-stakeholder action toward a policy bundle for healthier and more equitable consumer food environments that reduce the double burden of malnutrition. A coalition of government agencies (Ministry of Health, Food and Drugs Authority, National Development Planning Commission), Academia (University of Ghana) and Civil Society (Coalition of Actors for Public Health Advocacy) will collaborate on this project.

Categories:Evidence of a multi-sectoral national coordination mechanism for obesity or nutrition (including obesity)
Year(s):2022 (ongoing)
Target age group:????????? ? ????
Organisation:Multi Stakeholder including Ministry of Health
Find out more:www.hd4hl.org

National policy non-communicable diseases

The policy focuses on the primary, secondary and tertiary prevention and management of NCDs, including interventions related to health promotion, diet and nutrition and more.

Categories:Evidence of NCD strategy
Year(s):2022-2026
Target age group:????????? ? ????
Organisation:Ministry of Health
Linked document:Download linked document

National Nutrition Policy

Comprehensive Nutrition strategy (including overweight/obesity)

Categories:Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Year(s):2016 (ongoing)
Target age group:????????? ? ????
References:Information provided with kind permission of WHO Global database on the Implementation of Nutrition Action (GINA): https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/en/node/39745 (last accessed 05.08.22) Please note the GINA website has been replaced by the GIFNA database and the GINA link will no longer work. You will find this document by searching this new database: https://gifna.who.int/

National Nutrition Partners Coordination Committee

National Multisectoral stakeholder mechanism in place (such as Coalition, Taskforce, Committee) for Obesity or Nutrition (including obesity)

Categories:Evidence of a multi-sectoral national coordination mechanism for obesity or nutrition (including obesity)
Year(s):2011 (ongoing)
Target age group:????????? ? ????
References:Information provided with kind permission of WHO Global database on the Implementation of Nutrition Action (GINA): https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/en/node/26975 (last accessed 04.08.22) Please note the GINA website has been replaced by the GIFNA database and the GINA link will no longer work. You will find this document by searching this new database: https://gifna.who.int/

Excise tax on sweetened beverages

On March 31 2023, Ghana's Parliament signed into law the Excise Duty (Amendment) Act, 2023 (Act 1093) that imposes a 20 percent tax on sugar-sweetened beverages, including flavoured juice drinks, sweetened tea, sodas and energy drinks. The law is due to be fully implemented on 1 January 2024.

Categories:Taxation/Subsidies on Food or Beverages or law relating to public health
Target age group:????????? ? ????
Organisation:Government

GNPR 2016-17 (q7) Breastfeeding promotion and/or counselling

WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review 2016-2017 reported the evidence of breastfeeding promotion and/or counselling (q7)

Categories:Evidence of Breastfeeding promotion or related activity
Target age group:?????????
Organisation:Ministry of Health (information provided by the GINA progam)
Find out more:extranet.who.int
References:Information provided with kind permission of WHO Global database on the Implementation of Nutrition Action (GINA): https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/en Please note the GINA website has been replaced by the GIFNA database and the GINA link will no longer work. You will find this document by searching this new database: https://gifna.who.int/

Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes: National Implementation of the International Code Status Report 2016 (Promotion of Breastfeeding)

The 2016 report provides information on the status of implementing the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes and subsequent relevant World Health Assembly resolutions (“the Code”) in and by countries. The report also identifies in which countries they actively promote the benefits of breastfeeding.

Categories:Evidence of Breastfeeding promotion or related activity
Target age group:?????????
Organisation:WHO UNICEF IBFAN
References:WHO. UNICEF. IBFAN. Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes: National Implementation of the International Code. Status Report 2016. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2016

No actions could be found for the above criteria.

Contextual factors

Disclaimer: These contextual factors should be interpreted with care. Results are updated as regularly as possible and use very specific criteria. The criteria used and full definitions are available for download at the bottom of this page.

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Labelling

Is there mandatory nutrition labelling?Absent
Front-of-package labelling?Absent
Back-of-pack nutrition declaration?Absent
Color coding?Absent
Warning label?Absent

Regulation and marketing

Are there fiscal policies on unhealthy products?Incoming
Tax on unhealthy foods?Absent
Tax on unhealthy drinks?Incoming
Are there fiscal policies on healthy products?Absent
Subsidy on fruits?Absent
Subsidy on vegetables?Absent
Subsidy on other healthy products?Absent
Mandatory limit or ban of trans fat (all settings)?Incoming
Mandatory limit of trans fats in place (all settings)? Incoming
Ban on trans-fats or phos in place (all settings)? Absent
Are there any mandatory policies/marketing restrictions on the promotion of unhealthy food/drinks to children?Absent
Mandatory restriction on broadcast media?Absent
Mandatory restriction on non-broadcast media?Absent
Voluntary policies/marketing restrictions on the promotion of unhealthy food/drinks to children?Absent
Are there mandatory standards for food in schools?Absent
Are there any mandatory nutrient limits in any manufactured food products?Incoming
Nutrition standards for public sector procurement?Absent

Political will and support

National obesity strategy or nutrition and physical activity national strategy?Absent
National obesity strategy?Absent
National childhood obesity strategy?Absent
Comprehensive nutrition strategy?Present
Comprehensive physical activity strategy?Absent
Evidence-based dietary guidelines and/or RDAs?Absent
National target(s) on reducing obesity?Absent
Promotion of breastfeeding?Present

Monitoring and surveillance

Monitoring of the prevalence and incidence for the main obesity-related NCDs and risk factors?Present
Within 5 years?Absent

Governance and resource

Multi-sectoral national co-ordination mechanism for obesity or nutrition (including obesity)?Unknown

Key

Present
Present (voluntary)
Incoming
Absent
Unknown

Last updated August 8, 2023

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