This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Ghana statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Ghana statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Ghana-specific metadata information.
| Goal |
Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture. |
|---|---|
| Target |
Target 2.2: By 2030 end all forms of malnutrition, including achieving, by 2025, the internationally agreed targets on stunting and wasting in children under five years of age, and address the nutritional needs of adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating women and older persons. |
| Indicator |
Indicator 2.2.1: Prevalence of stunting (height for age <-2 standard deviation from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age. |
| Unit of measure |
Percentage (%) |
| Data sources |
Ghana Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS), 2011 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS), 2014 Ghana Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS), 2018 |
| Data providers |
Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) |
| Rationale |
Child growth is an internationally accepted outcome reflecting child nutritional status. Child stunting refers to a child who is too short for his or her age and is the result of chronic or recurrent malnutrition. Stunting is a contributing risk factor to child mortality and is also a marker of inequalities in human development. Stunted children fail to reach their physical and cognitive potential. Child stunting is one of the World Health Assembly nutrition target indicators. |
| Data availability and disaggregation |
The data has been disaggregated by sex, rural and urban areas |
| Metadata last updated | Nov 11, 2022 |