Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Togo
Togo: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) was 48.7 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Togo, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Togo recorded 48.7 for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.4% on the previous year and up 193.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Togo peaked at 48.7 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.1, in 2006.
Togo ranks 84th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.4 | — |
| 2001 | 15.1 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 14.8 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 14.6 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 14.4 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 14.2 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 14.1 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 14.1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14.2 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 14.5 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 14.8 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 15.2 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 15.6 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 16.1 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 16.6 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 17.4 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 18.4 | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 19.7 | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 21.4 | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 23.6 | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 26.5 | +12.3% |
| 2021 | 30.1 | +13.6% |
| 2022 | 34.7 | +15.3% |
| 2023 | 40.8 | +17.6% |
| 2024 | 48.7 | +19.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.54 | 14.1 | 15.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.88 | 14.8 | 23.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.16 | 26.5 | 48.7 | 5 |
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- 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)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.035 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 0.9032 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0294 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Togo?
- Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Togo was 48.7 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 48.7 in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1 in 2006.
- How does Togo rank for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
- Togo ranks 84th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 193.4%. 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 Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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