Afghanistan vs Togo: Child mortality rate by sex
Afghanistan
4.89 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Togo
5.17 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
25th
Togo rank
23rd
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Afghanistan
- Togo
How they compare
Togo currently reports 5.17 deaths per 100 live births against 4.89 deaths per 100 live births in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.28 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Togo's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 68 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 25th and Togo ranks 23rd of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Togo in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 35.39 deaths per 100 live births | 25.08 deaths per 100 live births | 10.31 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 31.99 deaths per 100 live births | 23.28 deaths per 100 live births | 8.7 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 27.94 deaths per 100 live births | 19.43 deaths per 100 live births | 8.51 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 24.55 deaths per 100 live births | 15.45 deaths per 100 live births | 9.1 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 15.17 deaths per 100 live births | 12.73 deaths per 100 live births | 2.44 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 10.71 deaths per 100 live births | 9.71 deaths per 100 live births | 0.992 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 6.96 deaths per 100 live births | 7.13 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1678 deaths per 100 live births | Togo |
| 2020s | 5.25 deaths per 100 live births | 5.53 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2782 deaths per 100 live births | Togo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Afghanistan or Togo?
- Togo, at 5.17 deaths per 100 live births against 4.89 deaths per 100 live births in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Afghanistan and Togo?
- 0.28 deaths per 100 live births, with Togo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Togo?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Togo rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Afghanistan ranks 25th and Togo ranks 23rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .