Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Togo
Togo: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 2.98 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Togo, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Togo recorded 2.98 for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Togo peaked at 2.98 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.65, in 1990.
That places Togo 175th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.65 | — |
| 1991 | 0.69 | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 0.74 | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 0.79 | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 0.85 | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 0.91 | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 0.98 | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 1.05 | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 1.12 | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 1.2 | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 1.28 | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 1.37 | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 1.46 | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 1.55 | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 1.65 | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 1.74 | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 1.83 | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 1.91 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 1.99 | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 2.05 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 2.11 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 2.16 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 2.21 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 2.25 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 2.31 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 2.36 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 2.43 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 2.5 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 2.57 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 2.66 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 2.76 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 2.86 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 2.98 | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.898 | 0.65 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.68 | 1.28 | 2.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.36 | 2.11 | 2.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.87 | 2.76 | 2.98 | 3 |
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- 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)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0681 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Togo?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Togo was 2.98 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 2.98 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.65 in 1990.
- How does Togo rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Togo ranks 175th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. 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 Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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