Child stunting in Ghana
17.4% of children under five in Ghana were stunted in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1988.
Ghana, 2022
17.4%
Change from 2017
−0.1percentage points
Child stunting in Ghana over time
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% of children under 5. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ghana |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 17.4% |
| 2017 | 17.5% |
| 2014 | 18.8% |
| 2011 | 22.8% |
| 2008 | 28.4% |
| 2006 | 27.9% |
| 2003 | 35.5% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 17.5% in 2017, a change of −0.1 percentage points.
- Since 1988, when it was 33.7%, the figure has changed by −16.3 percentage points.
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Under-five mortality rate
35.9 per 1,000 live births
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Life expectancy estimates and projections
65.5 years
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Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
14.0 years
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Healthy life expectancy
58.7 years
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UHC service coverage
56
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