Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Togo
Togo: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 11.71 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
11.71
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
169th
of 193 countries
All-time high
11.71
in 2022
All-time low
4.55
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Togo, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Togo recorded 11.71 for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Togo peaked at 11.71 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.55, in 1990.
Togo ranks 169th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.55 | — |
| 1991 | 4.77 | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 4.99 | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 5.23 | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 5.48 | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 5.74 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 6.01 | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 6.29 | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 6.58 | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 6.88 | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 7.18 | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 7.5 | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 7.82 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 8.13 | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 8.44 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 8.74 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 9.02 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 9.28 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 9.52 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 9.71 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 9.88 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 10.03 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 10.16 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 10.29 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 10.42 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 10.56 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 10.7 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 10.86 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 11.01 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 11.18 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 11.35 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 11.52 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 11.71 | +1.6% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 11.71 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.63, 75% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Togo's 11.71 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.8, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.65 | 4.55 | 6.88 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.53 | 7.18 | 9.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.51 | 9.88 | 11.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.53 | 11.35 | 11.71 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 167 Sierra Leone 12.21 compare
- 168 Uganda 12.01 compare
- 170 Kyrgyzstan 11.51 compare
- 171 Somalia 11.31 compare
- 172 Djibouti 11.15 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 percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Togo?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Togo was 11.71 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 11.71 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.55 in 1990.
- How does Togo rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Togo ranks 169th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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