Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Togo
Togo: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 7.6 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Togo, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Togo stood at 7.6. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Togo peaked at 14.61 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7.6, in 2022.
Togo ranks 51st 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.
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.61 | — |
| 1991 | 14.37 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 14.12 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 13.88 | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 13.64 | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 13.39 | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 13.14 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 12.89 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 12.63 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 12.35 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 12.08 | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 11.81 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 11.53 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 11.25 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 10.97 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 10.7 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 10.42 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 10.15 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 9.88 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 9.62 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 9.38 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 9.15 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 8.94 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 8.75 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 8.59 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 8.43 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 8.29 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 8.16 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 8.04 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 7.92 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 7.81 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 7.7 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 7.6 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.5 | 12.35 | 14.61 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.84 | 9.62 | 12.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.57 | 7.92 | 9.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.81 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Togo?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Togo was 7.6 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 14.61 in 1990.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6 in 2022.
- How does Togo rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Togo ranks 51st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. 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 Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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