Togo vs Uganda: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female
Togo
21.3%
in 2017
Uganda
21.6%
in 2022
Togo rank
37th
Uganda rank
35th
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female over time
- Togo
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 21.6% against 21.3% in Togo, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.
Togo ranks 37th and Uganda ranks 35th of 83 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Togo | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.9% | 43.8% | 13.9% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 26.0% | 34.8% | 8.8% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 24.9% | 31.9% | 7.0% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, female, Togo or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 21.6% against 21.3% in Togo as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age, female between Togo and Uganda?
- 0.3%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Togo and Uganda?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2014.
- How do Togo and Uganda rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female?
- Togo ranks 37th and Uganda ranks 35th of 83 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 stunting, height for age, female (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of stunting, female, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose height for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. For children up to two years old height is measured by recumbent length. For older children height is measured by stature while standing. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.