Exclusive breastfeeding rate in Togo
Togo: Exclusive breastfeeding rate was 64.3% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Exclusive breastfeeding rate in Togo, 1988–2017
Source: Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children under 6 months.
Analysis
Togo recorded 64.3% for exclusive breastfeeding rate in 2017. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.5% on the previous year and up 125.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exclusive breastfeeding rate in Togo peaked at 64.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 1998.
Togo ranks 9th of 72 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.2% | 13.2% | 13.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 10.5% | 10.5% | 10.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 31.4% | 17.4% | 48.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 61.2% | 57.2% | 64.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 6 Peru 65.3% compare
- 7 Cambodia 65.2% compare
- 8 East Timor 65.0% compare
- 10 Eswatini 63.8% compare
- 11 Sao Tome and Principe 63.1% compare
- 12 Bangladesh 62.6% compare
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- Temperature anomalies by month 1.17 °C (2026)
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- Winter temperature anomalies 1.07 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is exclusive breastfeeding rate in Togo?
- Exclusive breastfeeding rate in Togo was 64.3% in 2017, according to Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest exclusive breastfeeding rate recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 64.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest exclusive breastfeeding rate recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 1998.
- How does Togo rank for exclusive breastfeeding rate?
- Togo ranks 9th out of 72 countries with data for 2017.
- Is exclusive breastfeeding rate rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Exclusive breastfeeding rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of infants less than six months old who were fed only with breast milk in the past 24 hours. WHO and UNICEF recommend that children be exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months of life – meaning no other foods or liquids are provided, including water.