Ethiopia vs Togo: Infant mortality rate

Ethiopia
3.45 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Togo
3.48 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
36th
Togo rank
33rd

Infant mortality rate over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Togo
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How they compare

Togo currently reports 3.48 deaths per 100 live births against 3.45 deaths per 100 live births in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 36th and Togo ranks 33rd of 199 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Togo Difference Ahead
1960s 14.35 deaths per 100 live births 12.52 deaths per 100 live births 1.83 deaths per 100 live births Ethiopia
1970s 15.56 deaths per 100 live births 11.17 deaths per 100 live births 4.39 deaths per 100 live births Ethiopia
1980s 15.91 deaths per 100 live births 9.25 deaths per 100 live births 6.66 deaths per 100 live births Ethiopia
1990s 11.19 deaths per 100 live births 8 deaths per 100 live births 3.2 deaths per 100 live births Ethiopia
2000s 7.66 deaths per 100 live births 6.23 deaths per 100 live births 1.43 deaths per 100 live births Ethiopia
2010s 4.94 deaths per 100 live births 4.63 deaths per 100 live births 0.307 deaths per 100 live births Ethiopia
2020s 4.21 deaths per 100 live births 3.7 deaths per 100 live births 0.5185 deaths per 100 live births Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate, Ethiopia or Togo?
Togo, at 3.48 deaths per 100 live births against 3.45 deaths per 100 live births in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Ethiopia and Togo?
0.03 deaths per 100 live births, with Togo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Togo?
59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Togo rank globally for infant mortality rate?
Ethiopia ranks 36th and Togo ranks 33rd 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 Infant mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Infant mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .