Low birth weight number in Togo
Togo: Low birth weight number was 39 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Low birth weight number in Togo, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight number in Togo is 39, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Togo peaked at 39 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 30.5, in 2000.
Togo ranks 49th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.56 | 30.5 | 37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.96 | 37.4 | 38.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39 | 39 | 39 | 1 |
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More health data for Togo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5,021 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 875 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 122,609 (2025)
- Population, male 48.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 2.51 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 3.47 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 113,220 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 118,195 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Togo?
- Low birth weight number in Togo was 39 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 39 in 2020.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.5 in 2000.
- How does Togo rank for low birth weight number?
- Togo ranks 49th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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 Low birth weight number (in thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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