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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 34 Sierra Leone 6.3 compare
- 35 Ghana 5.8 compare
- 37 Mali 5.4 compare
- 37 Philippines 5.4 compare
- 39 Central African Republic 5.2 compare
More reference data data for Togo
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9469 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7145 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8422 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5505 (2050)
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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