Ghana vs Lesotho: Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight
Ghana
12.0%
in 2022
Lesotho
12.5%
in 2024
Ghana rank
38th
Lesotho rank
37th
Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight over time
- Ghana
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 12.5% against 12.0% in Ghana, a difference of 0.5%.
Ghana ranks 38th and Lesotho ranks 37th of 96 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.1% | 18.9% | 6.2% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 10.5% | 0.7% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: share of children who are underweight, Ghana or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 12.5% against 12.0% in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: share of children who are underweight between Ghana and Lesotho?
- 0.5%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How do Ghana and Lesotho rank globally for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight?
- Ghana ranks 38th and Lesotho ranks 37th of 96 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of children younger than five years old whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population for ages 0-59 months.