Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Togo
Togo: Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection was 39.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
39.0%
Change on year
down 19.6%
World rank
32nd
of 37 countries
All-time high
48.5%
in 2014
All-time low
23.0%
in 2006
Years of data
5
2000–2017
Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Togo, 2000–2017
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Togo recorded 39.0% for care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in 2017.
The figure is down 19.6% on the previous year and up 69.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Togo peaked at 48.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 2006.
Togo ranks 32nd of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.0% | — |
| 2006 | 23.0% | -23.3% |
| 2010 | 32.1% | +39.6% |
| 2014 | 48.5% | +51.1% |
| 2017 | 39.0% | -19.6% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 39.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 55.8%, 70% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Togo's 39.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.5%, 76% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.5% | 23.0% | 30.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 39.9% | 32.1% | 48.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More health data for Togo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7948 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 875 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,021 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0681 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Togo?
- Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Togo was 39.0% in 2017, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 48.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 2006.
- How does Togo rank for care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection?
- Togo ranks 32nd out of 37 countries with data for 2017.
- Is care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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