Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Togo

Togo: Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting was 5.7 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
5.7
Change on year
down 13.6%
World rank
36th
of 99 countries
All-time high
12
in 1998
All-time low
4.7
in 2010
Years of data
8
1988–2017

Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Togo, 1988–2017

02.557.51012.51988200220171988: 6.41998: 122008: 62009: 6.12010: 4.72012: 5.52014: 6.62017: 5.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2017, share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Togo stood at 5.7.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.6% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Togo peaked at 12 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4.7, in 2010.

Togo ranks 36th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Togo, year by year

Annual values for Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Togo, 1988 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1988 6.4
1998 12 +87.5%
2008 6 -50.0%
2009 6.1 +1.7%
2010 4.7 -23.0%
2012 5.5 +17.0%
2014 6.6 +20.0%
2017 5.7 -13.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 6.4 6.4 6.4 1
1990s 12 12 12 1
2000s 6.05 6 6.1 2
2010s 5.62 4.7 6.6 4

Countries ranked near Togo

  1. 34 Sierra Leone 6.3 compare
  2. 35 Ghana 5.8 compare
  3. 37 Mali 5.4 compare
  4. 37 Philippines 5.4 compare
  5. 39 Central African Republic 5.2 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Togo?
Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Togo was 5.7 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting recorded in Togo?
The highest recorded value was 12 in 1998.
What is the lowest share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting recorded in Togo?
The lowest recorded value was 4.7 in 2010.
How does Togo rank for share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting?
Togo ranks 36th out of 99 countries with data for 2017.
Is share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting rising or falling in Togo?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Togo data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
99 places, 962 data points, 1984–2024
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