Burkina Faso vs Togo: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male over time
- Burkina Faso
- Togo
How they compare
Togo currently reports 26.2% against 24.5% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Togo's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 37th and Togo ranks 34th of 83 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.9% | 29.3% | 8.6% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 28.1% | 4.3% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, male, Burkina Faso or Togo?
- Togo, at 26.2% against 24.5% in Burkina Faso as of 2017.
- What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age, male between Burkina Faso and Togo?
- 1.7%, with Togo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Togo?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2017.
- How do Burkina Faso and Togo rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age, male?
- Burkina Faso ranks 37th and Togo ranks 34th 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, male (% 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, male, is the percentage of boys 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.