Health in Plateaux, Togo: official figures
48.7% of children aged 6 to 59 months tested in Plateaux carried the malaria parasite (by microscopy) in the 2020 Malaria Indicator Survey, the highest of Togo's 6 regions, counting Grand Lomé (Togo: 35.5%).
Do children in Plateaux sleep under mosquito nets?
70.4% of children under five in Plateaux slept under an insecticide-treated mosquito net the night before the 2020 survey, 3rd highest 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 Plateaux get antenatal care?
63.5% of recent mothers in Plateaux had at least four antenatal visits during their last pregnancy (2020 survey), 3rd lowest of Togo's 6 regions, counting Grand Lomé (Togo: 69.9%); 45.5% 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 Plateaux?
241 people died of malaria in hospitals in Plateaux in 2024, 188 of them children under five; malaria caused 22.9% 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 Plateaux visit a health facility?
Health facilities in Plateaux recorded 856,227 outpatient consultations in 2024, about 0.52 per resident counted in 2022, 3rd lowest 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 Plateaux recorded 528,517 confirmed malaria cases in 2024, about 323 for every 1,000 residents counted in 2022, 3rd 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 Plateaux admitted 56,307 patients in 2024 and recorded 2,052 deaths among them (3.6% of admissions); this hospital death rate is 3rd lowest 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 Plateaux compares with other regions
Children 6-59 months with malaria (microscopy) (2020)
Plateaux ranks 1 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)
Plateaux ranks 3 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)
Plateaux ranks 4 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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