Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Togo
Togo: Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children was 15.2 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Latest (2017)
15.2
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
30th
of 96 countries
All-time high
22.8
in 1998
All-time low
15.1
in 2010
Years of data
9
1988–2017
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Togo, 1988–2017
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Togo recorded 15.2 for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in 2017.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Togo peaked at 22.8 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 15.1, in 2010.
That places Togo 30th out of 96 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 19.2 | — |
| 1996 | 16.7 | -13.0% |
| 1998 | 22.8 | +36.5% |
| 2008 | 20.5 | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 16.6 | -19.0% |
| 2010 | 15.1 | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 16.5 | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 16.1 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 15.2 | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.2 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 1 |
| 1990s | 19.75 | 16.7 | 22.8 | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.55 | 16.6 | 20.5 | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.72 | 15.1 | 16.5 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More poverty & inequality data for Togo
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.19 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,173 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.4538 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 14.91 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 14.91 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.564 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Togo?
- Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Togo was 15.2 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8 in 1998.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1 in 2010.
- How does Togo rank for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children?
- Togo ranks 30th out of 96 countries with data for 2017.
- Is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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