Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Togo
Togo: Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life was 64.3% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2017)
64.3%
Change on year
up 12.5%
World rank
9th
of 61 countries
All-time high
64.3%
in 2017
All-time low
10.5%
in 1998
Years of data
8
1988–2017
Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Togo, 1988–2017
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2017, infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Togo stood at 64.3%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 125.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Togo peaked at 64.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 1998.
That places Togo 9th out of 61 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 13.2% | — |
| 1998 | 10.5% | -20.5% |
| 2000 | 17.4% | +65.8% |
| 2006 | 28.6% | +64.2% |
| 2008 | 48.1% | +68.2% |
| 2010 | 62.1% | +29.1% |
| 2014 | 57.2% | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 64.3% | +12.5% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 64.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.5%, 1.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Togo's 64.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 53.6%, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.2% | 13.2% | 13.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 10.5% | 10.5% | 10.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 31.4% | 17.4% | 48.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 61.2% | 57.2% | 64.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 6 Peru 65.3% compare
- 7 Cambodia 65.2% compare
- 8 Timor-Leste 65.0% compare
- 10 Eswatini 63.8% compare
- 11 Sao Tome and Principe 63.1% compare
- 12 Bangladesh 62.6% compare
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 infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Togo?
- Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Togo was 64.3% in 2017, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 64.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 1998.
- How does Togo rank for infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life?
- Togo ranks 9th out of 61 countries with data for 2017.
- Is infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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