In 2018, 18 percent of children under five living in Ghana were stunted. One in every ten children under five were underweight, while only one in every 100 were found to be overweight.
Share of children under five with indicators of malnutrition in Ghana in 2018
The source adds the following information: "Stunting refers to a child who is too short for his or her age. Stunting is the failure to grow both physically and
cognitively and is the result of chronic or recurrent malnutrition. Wasting refers to a child who is too thin for his or her height. Wasting, or acute malnutrition, is the result of recent rapid weight loss or the failure to gain weight. A child who is moderately or severely wasted has an increased risk of death, but treatment is possible. Overweight refers to a child who is too heavy for his or her height. This form of malnutrition results from expending too few calories for the amount consumed from food and drinks and increases the risk of noncommunicable diseases later in life. Underweight is a composite form of undernutrition that can include elements of stunting and wasting (i.e. an underweight child can have a reduced weight for their age due to being too short for their age and/or being too thin for their height)."
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UNICEF. (January 15, 2019). Share of children under five with indicators of malnutrition in Ghana in 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1150484/malnutrition-among-children-in-ghana-by-indicator/
UNICEF. "Share of children under five with indicators of malnutrition in Ghana in 2018." Chart. January 15, 2019. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1150484/malnutrition-among-children-in-ghana-by-indicator/
UNICEF. (2019). Share of children under five with indicators of malnutrition in Ghana in 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1150484/malnutrition-among-children-in-ghana-by-indicator/
UNICEF. "Share of Children under Five with Indicators of Malnutrition in Ghana in 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jan 2019, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1150484/malnutrition-among-children-in-ghana-by-indicator/
UNICEF, Share of children under five with indicators of malnutrition in Ghana in 2018 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1150484/malnutrition-among-children-in-ghana-by-indicator/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Share of children under five with indicators of malnutrition in Ghana in 2018 [Graph], UNICEF, January 15, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1150484/malnutrition-among-children-in-ghana-by-indicator/
