Prevalence of overweight, female in Togo
Togo: Prevalence of overweight, female was 40.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in Togo, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight, female in Togo stood at 40.0%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Togo peaked at 40.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 1990.
That places Togo 152nd out of 196 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 overweight, female in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.1% | — |
| 1991 | 10.7% | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 11.3% | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 11.9% | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 12.5% | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 13.2% | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 13.9% | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 14.7% | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 15.5% | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 16.4% | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 17.4% | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 18.3% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 19.4% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 20.4% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 21.4% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 22.5% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 23.5% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 24.5% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 25.5% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 26.4% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 27.4% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 28.3% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 29.2% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 30.1% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 31.0% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 32.0% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 33.1% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 34.1% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 35.3% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 36.4% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 37.6% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 38.8% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 40.0% | +3.1% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 40.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.9%, 82% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Togo's 40.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.3%, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.0% | 10.1% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.9% | 17.4% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.7% | 27.4% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.8% | 37.6% | 40.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 149 North Korea 40.8% compare
- 150 Angola 40.5% compare
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- 153 Spain 39.8% compare
- 154 Cote d'Ivoire 39.6% compare
- 155 Netherlands 39.5% 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 prevalence of overweight, female in Togo?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in Togo was 40.0% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 40.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 1990.
- How does Togo rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Togo ranks 152nd out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. 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 Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.