Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Togo
Togo: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 3.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Togo, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Togo is 3.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 157.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Togo peaked at 3.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2010.
That places Togo 128th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.8% | — |
| 2001 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | +15.4% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | +20.0% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 3.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.7%, 77% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Togo's 3.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.2%, 85% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.0% | 3.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 128 Guinea-Bissau 3.6% compare
- 130 Côte d'Ivoire 3.5% compare
- 131 Belarus 3.4% 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 overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Togo?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Togo was 3.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2010.
- How does Togo rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Togo ranks 128th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 157.1%. 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 prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height >+2 SD), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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