Health in Kara, Togo: official figures
40.6% of children aged 6 to 59 months tested in Kara carried the malaria parasite (by microscopy) in the 2020 Malaria Indicator Survey, 2nd highest of Togo's 6 regions, counting Grand Lomé (Togo: 35.5%).
Do children in Kara sleep under mosquito nets?
58.3% of children under five in Kara slept under an insecticide-treated mosquito net the night before the 2020 survey, the lowest of Togo's 6 regions, counting Grand Lomé (Togo: 66.8%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques et Démographiques (INSEED) with the Programme National de Lutte contre le Paludisme (Ministry of Health) · saved copyDo pregnant women in Kara get antenatal care?
63.4% of recent mothers in Kara had at least four antenatal visits during their last pregnancy (2020 survey), 2nd lowest of Togo's 6 regions, counting Grand Lomé (Togo: 69.9%); 43.1% received the recommended three or more doses of preventive malaria treatment (Togo: 52.6%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques et Démographiques (INSEED) with the Programme National de Lutte contre le Paludisme (Ministry of Health) · saved copyHow many people die of malaria in Kara?
150 people died of malaria in hospitals in Kara in 2024, 112 of them children under five; malaria caused 24.6% of all hospital deaths there (Togo: 993 deaths and 18.3%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques et Démographiques (INSEED) · saved copyHow often do people in Kara visit a health facility?
Health facilities in Kara recorded 737,002 outpatient consultations in 2024, about 0.75 per resident counted in 2022, the highest of Togo's 6 regions, counting Grand Lomé (Togo: 0.54).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques et Démographiques (INSEED) · saved copyMore figures
- Health facilities and community health workers in Kara recorded 475,248 confirmed malaria cases in 2024, about 482 for every 1,000 residents counted in 2022, the highest of Togo's 6 regions, counting Grand Lomé (Togo: 270). Source: Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques et Démographiques (INSEED) · saved copy
- Hospitals in Kara admitted 30,378 patients in 2024 and recorded 1,355 deaths among them (4.5% of admissions); this hospital death rate is 2nd highest of Togo's 6 regions, counting Grand Lomé (Togo: 4.6%). Source: Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques et Démographiques (INSEED) · saved copy
How Kara compares with other regions
Children 6-59 months with malaria (microscopy) (2020)
Kara ranks 2 of 6, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 6-59 months with malaria (microscopy) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plateaux | 48.7% |
| 2 | Kara | 40.6% |
| 3 | Centrale | 37.5% |
| 4 | Maritime | 37.4% |
| 5 | Savanes | 32.6% |
| 6 | Grand Lomé | 10.7% |
Children under 5 who slept under a treated net (2020)
Kara ranks 6 of 6, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 who slept under a treated net |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Savanes | 74.4% |
| 2 | Centrale | 74.1% |
| 3 | Plateaux | 70.4% |
| 4 | Maritime | 66.0% |
| 5 | Grand Lomé | 59.8% |
| 6 | Kara | 58.3% |
Mothers with 4+ antenatal visits (2020)
Kara ranks 5 of 6, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Mothers with 4+ antenatal visits |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Lomé | 82.7% |
| 2 | Maritime | 73.4% |
| 3 | Centrale | 71.2% |
| 4 | Plateaux | 63.5% |
| 5 | Kara | 63.4% |
| 6 | Savanes | 61.2% |
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Sources
- Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques et Démographiques (INSEED): Annuaire Statistique National 2024: Tables 4.1 (RGPH-5 housing), 10.4, 10.7, 10.11, 10.18, 10.19, 11.1, 11.6 (education ministry MEPSTA/DPSSE), 15.3-15.5, 15.16, 15.23 (health ministry DSNISI/PNLP, DHIS2), 19.6 (agriculture ministry), 25.9 (CEET) and 27.3 (TdE), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 198d9891c0ef…)
- Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques et Démographiques (INSEED) with the Programme National de Lutte contre le Paludisme (Ministry of Health): Enquête sur les Indicateurs du Paludisme au Togo (EIPT) 2020, final report: Tables 3.8, 3.11, 3.12 and 4.5.1, read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 982644b1674f…)
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