Ghana vs Togo: Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted
Ghana
5.8%
in 2022
Togo
5.7%
in 2017
Ghana rank
35th
Togo rank
36th
Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted over time
- Ghana
- Togo
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 5.8% against 5.7% in Togo, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 35th and Togo ranks 36th of 99 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Togo in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.1% | 6.4% | 2.7% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 9.9% | 12.0% | 2.1% | Togo |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 6.0% | 2.7% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 6.2% | 0.4% | Togo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: share of children who are wasted, Ghana or Togo?
- Ghana, at 5.8% against 5.7% in Togo as of 2022.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: share of children who are wasted between Ghana and Togo?
- 0.1%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Togo?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2017.
- How do Ghana and Togo rank globally for malnutrition: share of children who are wasted?
- Ghana ranks 35th and Togo ranks 36th of 99 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 wasted. 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 that are defined as "wasted". Wasting is when a child’s weight is significantly lower than the average for their height, for example, because of acute food shortage or disease.