Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Togo
Togo: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 5.43 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
5.43
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
67th
of 193 countries
All-time high
10.11
in 1990
All-time low
5.43
in 2022
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Togo, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Togo recorded 5.43 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Togo peaked at 10.11 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.43, in 2022.
Togo ranks 67th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.11 | — |
| 1991 | 9.95 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 9.78 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 9.61 | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 9.44 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 9.27 | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 9.09 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 8.9 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 8.7 | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 8.5 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 8.3 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 8.09 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 7.89 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 7.69 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 7.49 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 7.3 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 7.12 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 6.94 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 6.77 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 6.62 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 6.49 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 6.36 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 6.24 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 6.13 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 6.03 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 5.93 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 5.84 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 5.76 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 5.68 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 5.61 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 5.55 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 5.49 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 5.43 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.33 | 8.5 | 10.11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.42 | 6.62 | 8.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.01 | 5.61 | 6.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.49 | 5.43 | 5.55 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 65 Zimbabwe 5.58 compare
- 66 Rwanda 5.49 compare
- 68 Bhutan 5.32 compare
- 69 Turkmenistan 5.31 compare
- 70 Kazakhstan 5.23 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 thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Togo?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Togo was 5.43 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 10.11 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.43 in 2022.
- How does Togo rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Togo ranks 67th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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