Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children in Togo
Togo: Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children was 52.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children in Togo, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Observatory / World Health Statistics - World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children in Togo is 52.6%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children in Togo peaked at 55.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 52.5%, in 2021.
That places Togo 11th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.8% | — |
| 2001 | 55.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 55.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 55.7% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 55.6% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 55.5% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 55.3% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 55.2% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 54.9% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 54.7% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 54.5% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 54.3% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 54.1% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 53.9% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 53.7% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 53.5% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 53.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 53.2% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 53.0% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 52.8% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 52.7% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 52.5% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 52.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 52.6% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.4% | 54.7% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.6% | 52.8% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.6% | 52.5% | 52.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 8 Mauritania 53.9% compare
- 9 Sierra Leone 53.7% compare
- 10 Somalia 52.8% compare
- 12 Chad 51.2% compare
- 13 Guinea-Bissau 51.1% compare
- 14 Senegal 50.9% compare
More gender data for Togo
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,049 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.27 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 129,302 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 131,980 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 127,260 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 129,478 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 117,518 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 119,785 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 105,874 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 108,915 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children in Togo?
- Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children in Togo was 52.6% in 2023, according to Global Health Observatory / World Health Statistics - World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 55.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.5% in 2021.
- How does Togo rank for anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children?
- Togo ranks 11th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Observatory / World Health Statistics - World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of pregnant women with anemia vs the share of children aged between six months and five years who have anemia. Anemia is a condition that develops when your blood lacks enough healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin.