Which has higher prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, Ghana or Togo?

Ghana, at 1.2% against 1.1% in Togo as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Togo?

5 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ghana vs Togo: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height

Ghana

1.2%

in 2022

Togo

1.1%

in 2017

Ghana rank

36th

Togo rank

38th

Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height over time

Ghana
Togo

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 1.2% against 1.1% in Togo, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Togo's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 36th and Togo ranks 38th of 85 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	2.1%	1.6%	0.5%	Ghana
1990s	2.5%	3.4%	0.9%	Togo
2000s	2.4%	0.7%	1.7%	Ghana
2010s	0.9%	1.3%	0.4%	Togo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, Ghana or Togo?: Ghana, at 1.2% against 1.1% in Togo as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height 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 prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height?: Ghana ranks 36th and Togo ranks 38th of 85 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height (% of children under 5)
Unit: % of children under 5
Source: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children'
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 99 places, 1,131 data points, 1986–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Prevalence of severe wasting is the proportion of children under age 5 whose weight for height is more than three standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months.