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Child stunting, wasting, underweight and overweight, anaemia, undernourishment, breastfeeding and iodised salt use in Ghana. 12 indicators covering 1988-2023. 166 records.
The newest figures in this dataset are from 2023; the source has published nothing newer. Check the dates before relying on a figure.
Every column this dataset returns, with its type. This is the shape of the API response.
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
| indicator_code | TEXT NOT NULL |
| indicator_name | TEXT NOT NULL |
| year | INTEGER NOT NULL |
| value | DECIMAL(24,6) |
| unit | TEXT |
| source | TEXT |
| indicator codeTEXT NOT NULL | indicator nameTEXT NOT NULL | yearINTEGER NOT NULL | valueDECIMAL(24,6) | unitTEXT | sourceTEXT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SH.ANM.CHLD.ZS | Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months) | 2000 | 76.4 | % of children ages 6-59 months | World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0) |
| SH.ANM.CHLD.ZS | Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months) | 2001 | 76.2 | % of children ages 6-59 months | World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0) |
| SH.ANM.CHLD.ZS | Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months) | 2002 | 76 | % of children ages 6-59 months | World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0) |
| SH.ANM.CHLD.ZS | Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months) | 2003 | 75.7 | % of children ages 6-59 months | World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0) |
| SH.ANM.CHLD.ZS | Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months) | 2004 | 75.3 | % of children ages 6-59 months | World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0) |
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Cite this dataset and the organisation its records come from (World Bank Open Data). Datasets are updated, so keep the date you accessed it in the citation. These records cover 1988 to 2023; say which period your figures come from. Last updated from the source on Sep 18, 2026.
API Ghana. (2026). Nutrition indicators (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from World Bank Open Data]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/nutrition-indicators
curl "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/nutrition_indicators?page=1&limit=20" \ -H "X-API-Key: $APIGHANA_KEY"
const response = await fetch(
"https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/nutrition_indicators?page=1&limit=20",
{ headers: { "X-API-Key": process.env.APIGHANA_KEY } },
);
const { data, meta } = await response.json();import os, requests
response = requests.get(
"https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/nutrition_indicators",
headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["APIGHANA_KEY"]},
params={"page": 1, "limit": 20},
)
rows = response.json()["data"]