Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Togo
Togo: Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted was 70,720 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Togo, 1988–2017
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Togo recorded 70,720 for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in 2017.
The figure is down 10.5% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Togo peaked at 95,710 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 42,820, in 1988.
That places Togo 55th out of 99 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42,820 | 42,820 | 42,820 | 1 |
| 1990s | 95,710 | 95,710 | 95,710 | 1 |
| 2000s | 63,515 | 61,920 | 65,110 | 2 |
| 2010s | 66,378 | 51,870 | 79,010 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More environment data for Togo
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 10.84 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.29 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.99 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7379 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0012 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 6.04 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.009 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Togo?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Togo was 70,720 in 2017, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 95,710 in 1998.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,820 in 1988.
- How does Togo rank for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted?
- Togo ranks 55th out of 99 countries with data for 2017.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of children younger than five who are 'wasted'. Wasting is when a child’s weight is significantly lower than the average for their height, for example because of acute food shortage or disease.