Child stunting in Togo

23.8% of children under five in Togo were stunted in 2017. The value for 2017 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1988.

Measure: Stunting in children under five Unit: % of children under 5 Data: 1988 to 2017 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Togo is for 2017. Most countries have figures for 2019.
Togo, 2017 23.8% % of children under 5
Change from 2014 −3.8percentage points 2014: 27.6%

Child stunting in Togo over time

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% of children under 5. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Stunting in children under five (% of children under 5), 2006 to 2017
Period Togo
2017 23.8%
2014 27.6%
2012 26.2%
2010 27.0%
2009 27.0%
2008 26.9%
2006 29.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 27.6% in 2014, a change of −3.8 percentage points.
  • Since 1988, when it was 34.2%, the figure has changed by −10.4 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNICEF, WHO and World Bank, Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.STA.STNT.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1988 to 2017 for Togo
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNICEF, WHO and World Bank, Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates