Nutrition Landscape Information System (NLiS)


Togo

NLiS Country Profile: Togo

Child Malnutrition

Child (<5 y) Anthropometry
Indicator Year Value
Low birth weight (<2500 g) (%) 2015 16.1
Overweight (BMI-for-age >+1 SD) in school-age children and adolescents 5-19 years (%) 2016 10.3

Malnutrition in Women

Female malnutrition based on BMI

Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies

Indicator Year Value
Anaemia children <5 y (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 71.0
Anaemia in non-pregnant women (Hb <120 g/L) (%) 2016 47.7
Anaemia in pregnant women (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 61.4
Anaemia in women of reproductive age (%) 2016 48.9
Clinical vitamin A deficiency in women (history of night blindness during most recent pregnancy) (%)   no data
Median urinary iodine concentration in children 6-12 years (μg/L) 2005 171.4
Subclinical vitamin A deficiency in preschool-age children (serum/plasma retinol <0.70 μmol/L) (%)   no data

Health Services

Indicator Year Value
Births attended by skilled health personnel (%) 2013 44.6
Population using improved drinking-water sources (%) 2015 63.1
Population using improved sanitation facility (%) 2015 11.6
Children aged 1 year immunized against measles (%) 2016 87.0
Any antenatal iron supplementation (%) 2013-2014 85.7
Children <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORT (%) 2013 19.2
Children with diarrhoea receiving zinc (%) 2014 0.1
Children aged 6-59 months receiving vitamin A supplements (dose 1) (%) 2017 87.0
Children aged 6-59 months receiving vitamin A supplements (dose 2) (%) 2017 91.0
Births in baby-friendly facilities (%) 2011 1.7
Mothers of children 0-23 months receiving counselling, support or messages on optimal breastfeeding at least once in the last year (%)   no data

Food Security

Indicator Year Value
Households consuming adequately iodized salt (15 parts per million or more) (%) 2014 77.1
Population below the international poverty line (%) 2015 49.2

Caring Practices

Indicator Year Value
Early initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth (%) 2013 60.6
Introduction to solid, semi-solid or soft foods in infants 6-8 months (%) 2013 67.3
Minimum acceptable diet (MAD) in children 6-23 months (%) 2013 12.1
Children with diarrhoea <5 y receiving oral rehydration therapy (ORT) and continued feeding (%) 2014 33.4
No breastfeeding data available for this country

Commitment

Indicator Year Value
General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure 2014 7.8
Total expenditure on health as % of gross domestic product 2014 5.2
Per capita total expenditure on health (US$) 2014 76.3
Nutrition component of the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF)   no data
Nutrition component of Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP)   no data
Nutrition Governance score   no data
Maternity leave 2013 14 weeks
International Code on Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes: Legal status of the Code 2018 No legal measures

Capacity

Indicator Year Value
Degree training in nutrition exists 2016-2017 No
Nutrition is part of medical curricula 2016-2017 Yes
Nutrition professionals density (per 100,000 population) 2016-2017 0.2
Nursing and midwifery personnel density per 1,000 population 2008 0.3
GDP per capita (PPP US$) 2018 1,761
GDP per capita annual growth rate (%) 2018 2.3
Official development assistance (ODA) received (net disbursements) (% of GNI) 2017 7.2
Low-Income Food-Deficit Country (LIFDC) 2018 Yes

Meta-indicators

Indicator Year Value
Averaged aggregate governance indicators 2018 -0.8
Gender Inequality Index (GII) 2017 0.567
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment (ratio of girls to boys) 2018 1
Human development index (HDI) value 2017 0.5
Seats held by women in national parliament (%) 2019 16.5

Female Education Levels

Female Education Levels 2017

Education

Education

Under 5 Mortality

Policies & Actions in the Global database on the Implementation of Nutrition Action (GINA)

Policy title Start Year
Plan cadre des Nations Unies pour l’aide au développement (UNDAF) 2014-2018 2014
POLITIQUE ET PLAN STRATEGIQUE INTEGRE DE LUTTE CONTRE LES MALADIES NON TRANSMISSIBLES (PSIMNT) 2012-2015 2012
Plan National de Développement Sanitaire 2012
Plan Strategique National d'Alimentation et de Nutrition (2012-2015) 2012
Politique Nationale de la Santé 2011
Full Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper 2009
Le Plan National de Développement Sanitaire 2009
Act No. 2006-010 2006
Stratégie nationale de l'alimentation du nourrisson et du jeune enfant 2006
Plan D'Action National Pour L'Alimentation et La Nutrition 2001
Plan National D'Action Pour La Nutrition 1996
Programme national de la sécurité alimentaire (PNSA)  
Progamme title and actions Start Year
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Breastfeeding promotion and/or counselling  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Complementary feeding promotion and/or counselling  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Counselling on nutritional support&care for people living with HIV  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Deworming  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Distribution of insecticide-treated bednets  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Management of moderate malnutrition  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Management of severe acute malnutrition  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Preventive malaria treatment  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Promotion of improved hygiene practices including handwashing  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Calcium supplementation  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Folic acid supplementation  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Iron and folic acid supplementation  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Oil fortification  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Zinc supplementation  
GNPR 2009-2010: School-based nutrition - Deworming  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Deworming  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Promotion and implementation of properly timed cord clamping  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Iron supplementation  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Salt iodization  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Vitamin A supplementation  
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q10) - Complementary feeding promotion and/or counselling  
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q6) - Growth monitoring and promotion  
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q7) - Breastfeeding promotion and/or counselling  
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q8) - Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI)  
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q9b) - Infant feeding in the context of HIV  
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q13) - Front-of-pack labelling system  
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q13) - Nutrition and health claims  
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q21) - Nutrition education and counselling  
GNPR 2016-2017: Prevention and management of acute malnutrition (q37) - Food distribution/supplementation for prevention of acute malnutrition  
GNPR 2016-2017: Prevention and management of acute malnutrition (q39) - Management of severe acute malnutrition  
GNPR 2016-2017: Nutrition and infectious disease (q41) - Counselling on nutritional support & care for people living with TB  
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) - Deworming  
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) - Nutrition education included in school curriculum  
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) - School feeding programmes