Ghana vs Togo: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height
Ghana
5.8%
in 2022
Togo
5.7%
in 2017
Ghana rank
35th
Togo rank
36th
Prevalence of wasting, weight for height over time
- Ghana
- Togo
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 5.8% against 5.7% in Togo, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 35th and Togo ranks 36th of 99 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 | 9.1% | 6.4% | 2.7% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 9.9% | 12.0% | 2.1% | Togo |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 6.0% | 2.7% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 6.2% | 0.4% | Togo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Ghana or Togo?
- Ghana, at 5.8% against 5.7% in Togo as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of 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 wasting, weight for height?
- Ghana ranks 35th and Togo ranks 36th of 99 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 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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About this data
Prevalence of wasting is the proportion of children under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months.