Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Togo
Togo: Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty was 15.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Togo, 1988–2017
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children under 5.
Analysis
Togo recorded 15.2% for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 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, share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 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.
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | 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% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 15.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.6%, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Togo's 15.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.3%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.2% | 19.2% | 19.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 19.8% | 16.7% | 22.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 16.6% | 20.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 15.1% | 16.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More poverty & inequality data for Togo
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.19 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,173 kg per hectare (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 revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.9% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Togo?
- Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Togo was 15.2% in 2017, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 2010.
- How does Togo rank for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Togo ranks 30th out of 96 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 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 Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Underweight children are those less than 5 years old, whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population. Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day.