Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight in Togo
Togo: Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight was 15.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight in Togo, 1988–2017
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children under 5.
Analysis
In 2017, malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Togo stood at 15.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Togo peaked at 22.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 2010.
That places Togo 30th out of 96 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.2% | 19.2% | 19.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 19.8% | 16.7% | 22.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 16.6% | 20.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 15.1% | 16.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More reference data data for Togo
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0336 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.2981 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.17 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2203 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.07 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 141.25 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Togo?
- Malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Togo was 15.2% in 2017, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: share of children who are underweight recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: share of children who are underweight recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 2010.
- How does Togo rank for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight?
- Togo ranks 30th out of 96 countries with data for 2017.
- Is malnutrition: share of children who are underweight rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.