Burkina Faso vs Togo: Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female
Burkina Faso
24.5%
in 2021
Togo
26.2%
in 2017
Burkina Faso rank
37th
Togo rank
34th
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female over time
- Burkina Faso
- Togo
How they compare
Togo currently reports 26.2% against 24.5% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Togo's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 37th and Togo ranks 34th of 83 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.9% | 29.3% | 8.6% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 28.1% | 4.3% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female, Burkina Faso or Togo?
- Togo, at 26.2% against 24.5% in Burkina Faso as of 2017.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female between Burkina Faso and Togo?
- 1.7%, with Togo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Togo?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2017.
- How do Burkina Faso and Togo rank globally for malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female?
- Burkina Faso ranks 37th and Togo ranks 34th of 83 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children younger than 5 years, male versus female, that fall below two standard deviations from the median height-for-age of the WHO Child Growth Standards.