Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Togo
Togo: Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese was 10.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Togo, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Togo stood at 10.8%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Togo peaked at 10.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 1980.
Togo ranks 176th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.7% | 3.2% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.4% | 4.4% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 6.6% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 9.0% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 10.3% | 10.8% | 5 |
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- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 70,610 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 65,340 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 72,860 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 68,855 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 74,946 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Togo?
- Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Togo was 10.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 1980.
- How does Togo rank for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese?
- Togo ranks 176th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children and adolescents aged 5 to 19 years old that are defined as either overweight or obese. This means their weight-for-height is more than one standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.