Some 17% of children under age five in Ghana are stunted.
This is according to the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey conducted by the Ghana Statistical Service.
The 2022 GDHS measures children's nutritional status by comparing height and weight measurements against an international reference standard.
Stunting indicates that a child has failed to reach their growth potential as a result of disease, poor health and malnutrition.
According to the survey, stunting is higher among children in rural areas (20%) than in urban areas (15%).
Stunting is highest in the Northern Region (30%) and North East Region (29%) and lowest in the Eastern Region (10%).
Stunting among children under age five has seen a decline from 33% in 1993 to 17% in 2022.
Meanwhile, six per cent of children under age five are wasted.
According to the 2022 GDHS, wasting was an indication of acute malnourishment.
The phenomenon has also seen a decline from 14% in 1993 to 23% in 2022.
12% of children under age five are underweight, an improvement from 6% in 1993. However, two per cent of children under age five in Ghana are overweight.
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