Ghana
Lower-middle income
- Vue d’ensemble
- Prévalence de l’obésité
- Tendances au fil du temps
- Contextual factors
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Risque national d’obésité *7/10This is a composite ‘obesity risk’ score (out of 10, the highest risk) based on obesity prevalence, rate of increase, likelihood of meeting the 2025 target, treatment indicator and childhood stunting levels.Risque d’obésité infantile *4,5/11This is a ‘risk score’ for each country’s likelihood of having or acquiring a major childhood obesity problem during the 2020s, taking account of current prevalence levels and risk for future obesity (based on stunting among infants, maternal obesity, maternal smoking, and breastfeeding rates).
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Ventilation de la population
Facteurs de risques
Comorbidités
Cancer de l'œsophage
Cancer du sein
Cancer colorectal
Cancer du pancréas
Cancer de la vésicule biliaire
Cancer des reins
Cancer de l'utérus
Hypertension
Hypercholestérolémie
Hyperglycémie à jeun
Prévalence du diabète
Ovarian Cancer
Leukemia
Liver & bile duct cancer
Mulitple Myeloma
Non Hodgkin Lymphoma
Thyroid Cancer
Impact économique
Politiques (uniquement disponibles en anglais)
Contextual factors
Prévalence de l’obésité
Adultes, 2022
Type d’enquête: | Mesuré |
Âge: | 20-49 |
Taille de l’échantillon: | 10498 |
Région couverte: | National |
Références: | Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) and ICF. 2024. Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2022. Accra, Ghana, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GSS and ICF. |
Sauf indication contraire, le surpoids fait référence à un IMC compris entre 25 kg et 29,9 kg/m², l'obésité fait référence à un IMC supérieur à 30 kg/m². |
Femmes, 2017
Type d’enquête: | Mesuré |
Âge: | 15-49 |
Taille de l’échantillon: | 1002 |
Région couverte: | National |
Références: | University of Ghana, GroundWork, University of Wisconsin-Madison, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust, UNICEF. Ghana Micronutrient Survey 2017. Accra, Ghana; 2017 |
Sauf indication contraire, le surpoids fait référence à un IMC compris entre 25 kg et 29,9 kg/m², l'obésité fait référence à un IMC supérieur à 30 kg/m². |
Adultes, 2016-2017
Type d’enquête: | Mesuré |
Âge: | 18+ |
Taille de l’échantillon: | 1106 |
Région couverte: | National |
Références: | 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. |
Notes: | Age Standardised |
Sauf indication contraire, le surpoids fait référence à un IMC compris entre 25 kg et 29,9 kg/m², l'obésité fait référence à un IMC supérieur à 30 kg/m². |
Femmes, 2014
Type d’enquête: | Mesuré |
Âge: | 15-49 |
Taille de l’échantillon: | 4268 |
Région couverte: | National |
Références: | 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) |
Notes: | Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59. |
Sauf indication contraire, le surpoids fait référence à un IMC compris entre 25 kg et 29,9 kg/m², l'obésité fait référence à un IMC supérieur à 30 kg/m². |
Femmes, 2008
Type d’enquête: | Mesuré |
Âge: | 15-49 |
Taille de l’échantillon: | 4380 |
Région couverte: | National |
Références: | 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. |
Notes: | Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59. |
Sauf indication contraire, le surpoids fait référence à un IMC compris entre 25 kg et 29,9 kg/m², l'obésité fait référence à un IMC supérieur à 30 kg/m². |
Adultes, 2004
Type d’enquête: | Mesuré |
Âge: | 20+ |
Taille de l’échantillon: | 1431 |
Région couverte: | Régional |
Références: | 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. |
Notes: | 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. |
Sauf indication contraire, le surpoids fait référence à un IMC compris entre 25 kg et 29,9 kg/m², l'obésité fait référence à un IMC supérieur à 30 kg/m². |
Femmes, 2003
Type d’enquête: | Mesuré |
Âge: | 15-49 |
Taille de l’échantillon: | 4835 |
Région couverte: | National |
Références: | 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. |
Notes: | Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59. |
Sauf indication contraire, le surpoids fait référence à un IMC compris entre 25 kg et 29,9 kg/m², l'obésité fait référence à un IMC supérieur à 30 kg/m². |
Femmes, 1993
Type d’enquête: | Mesuré |
Âge: | 15-49 |
Taille de l’échantillon: | 1173 |
Références: | Martorell R, Khan LK, Hughes ML, Grummer Strawn LM. Obesity in women from developing countries. EJCN (2000) 54;247-252 |
Notes: | 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 |
Sauf indication contraire, le surpoids fait référence à un IMC compris entre 25 kg et 29,9 kg/m², l'obésité fait référence à un IMC supérieur à 30 kg/m². |
Enfants, 2022
Type d’enquête: | Mesuré |
Âge: | 15-19 |
Taille de l’échantillon: | 2760 |
Région couverte: | National |
Références: | 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 |
Enfants, 2014
Type d’enquête: | Mesuré |
Âge: | 15-19 |
Taille de l’échantillon: | 1358 |
Région couverte: | National |
Références: | 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 |
Notes: | 651 girls and 707 boys |
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais): | BMI for age: between +1 SD and +2 SD is overweight and greater than +2 SD is obesity |
Cutoffs: | WHO 2007 |
Enfants, 2012
Type d’enquête: | Autodéclaré |
Âge: | 13-17 |
Taille de l’échantillon: | 1984 |
Région couverte: | National |
Références: | Ghana - Global School-Based Student Health Survey 2012 https://www.who.int/ncds/surveillance/gshs/ghana/en/ (Last accessed 20.10.2020) |
Notes: | 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 |
Enfants, 2007
Type d’enquête: | Autodéclaré |
Âge: | 13-15 |
Taille de l’échantillon: | 6236 |
Région couverte: | National |
Références: | 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, 2017-2018
Type d’enquête: | Mesuré |
Âge: | 0-5 |
Taille de l’échantillon: | 8775 |
Région couverte: | National |
Références: | 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) |
Notes: | Infants. |
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais): | Weight for Height. Overweight = 2SD-3SD, Obesity =>3SD |
Cutoffs: | Other |
0-5 years, 2017-2018
Âge: | 0-5 |
Taille de l’échantillon: | 8775 |
Références: | MICS: Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS2017/18), Survey Findings Report. Accra, Ghana: GSS |
Notes: | 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. |
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2014
Âge: | 0-5 |
Taille de l’échantillon: | 2902 |
Références: | DHS: Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2014. Rockville, Maryland, USA: GSS, GHS, and ICF International. |
Notes: | 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. |
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2011
Âge: | 0-5 |
Taille de l’échantillon: | 7379 |
Références: | MICS: Ghana multiple indicator cluster survey (MICS) with an enhanced malaria module and biomarker 2011: Final report. Accra, Ghana, 2012 |
Notes: | 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. |
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2008
Âge: | 0-5 |
Taille de l’échantillon: | 2579 |
Références: | DHS: Ghana demographic and health survey 2008. Demographic and Health Surveys. Accra, Ghana: GSS, GHS, and ICF Macro, 2009 |
Notes: | 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. |
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2006
Âge: | 0-5 |
Taille de l’échantillon: | 3348 |
Références: | MICS: Monitoring the situation of children, women and men. Ghana Multiple indicator cluster survey 2006. |
Notes: | 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. |
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2003
Âge: | 0-5 |
Taille de l’échantillon: | 3240 |
Références: | DHS: Ghana demographic and health survey 2003. Demographic and Health Surveys. Calverton, Maryland: GSS, NMIMR, and ORC Macro, 2004 |
Notes: | 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. |
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 1998-1999
Âge: | 0-5 |
Taille de l’échantillon: | 2722 |
Références: | DHS: Ghana demographic and health survey 1998. Demographic and Health Surveys. Calverton, Maryland: GSS and MI, 1999 |
Notes: | 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. |
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 1997
Âge: | 0-5 |
Taille de l’échantillon: | 1395770 |
Références: | CWIQ: Ghana Core Welfare Indicators Questionnaire Survey 1997, First round |
Notes: | 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. |
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 1993-1994
Âge: | 0-5 |
Taille de l’échantillon: | 1914 |
Références: | DHS: Ghana demographic and health survey 1993. Demographic and Health Surveys. Calverton, Maryland: GSS and MI, 1994 |
Notes: | 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. |
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 1988
Âge: | 0-5 |
Taille de l’échantillon: | 1979 |
Références: | DHS: Ghana demographic and health survey 1988. Demographic and Health Surveys. Ghana Statistical Service. Accra, Ghana, 1989 |
Notes: | 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. |
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais): | =>+2SD |
% Adults living with obesity in Ghana 1993-2017
Type d’enquête: | Mesuré |
Références: | 1993: Martorell R, Khan LK, Hughes ML, Grummer Strawn LM. Obesity in women from developing countries. EJCN (2000) 54;247-252 2003: 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. 2008: 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. 2014: 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) 2017: University of Ghana, GroundWork, University of Wisconsin-Madison, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust, UNICEF. Ghana Micronutrient Survey 2017. Accra, Ghana; 2017 |
Notes: | Adults 15-49 |
Sauf indication contraire, le surpoids fait référence à un IMC compris entre 25 kg et 29,9 kg/m², l'obésité fait référence à un IMC supérieur à 30 kg/m². | |
Différentes méthodologies peuvent avoir été utilisées pour collecter ces données et, par conséquent, les données de différentes enquêtes peuvent ne pas être strictement comparables. Veuillez vérifier auprès des sources de données d'origine les méthodologies utilisées |
% Adults living with overweight or obesity in Ghana 1993-2017
Type d’enquête: | Mesuré |
Références: | 1993: Martorell R, Khan LK, Hughes ML, Grummer Strawn LM. Obesity in women from developing countries. EJCN (2000) 54;247-252 2003: 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. 2008: 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. 2014: 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) 2017: University of Ghana, GroundWork, University of Wisconsin-Madison, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust, UNICEF. Ghana Micronutrient Survey 2017. Accra, Ghana; 2017 |
Notes: | Adults 15-49 |
Sauf indication contraire, le surpoids fait référence à un IMC compris entre 25 kg et 29,9 kg/m², l'obésité fait référence à un IMC supérieur à 30 kg/m². | |
Différentes méthodologies peuvent avoir été utilisées pour collecter ces données et, par conséquent, les données de différentes enquêtes peuvent ne pas être strictement comparables. Veuillez vérifier auprès des sources de données d'origine les méthodologies utilisées |