Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre in Togo
Togo: Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre was 0.1142 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1142 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
9th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.1922 units per square kilometre
in 1975
All-time low
0.1142 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre in Togo, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Togo recorded 0.1142 units per square kilometre for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre in Togo peaked at 0.1922 units per square kilometre in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.1142 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
Togo ranks 9th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre in Togo, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1745 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1753 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1759 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1767 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1772 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1777 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1784 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1794 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.181 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1831 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1857 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1883 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1904 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1917 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1922 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1918 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1908 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1894 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1877 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1856 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1833 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1811 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1794 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.178 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1772 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1767 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1767 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.177 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1773 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1778 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1782 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1783 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.178 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1774 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1746 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1704 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1664 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1628 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1609 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1601 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1591 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1579 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1568 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1554 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1539 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1522 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1512 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1508 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.151 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1512 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.151 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1498 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1475 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1442 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1404 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1366 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1333 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1302 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1271 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1241 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1211 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1177 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1142 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 0.1142 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0096 units per square kilometre, 12.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Togo's 0.1142 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0278 units per square kilometre, 4.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1773 units per square kilometre | 0.1745 units per square kilometre | 0.181 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1891 units per square kilometre | 0.1831 units per square kilometre | 0.1922 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1792 units per square kilometre | 0.1767 units per square kilometre | 0.1856 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1725 units per square kilometre | 0.1609 units per square kilometre | 0.1783 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1548 units per square kilometre | 0.1508 units per square kilometre | 0.1601 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1411 units per square kilometre | 0.1271 units per square kilometre | 0.1512 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1193 units per square kilometre | 0.1142 units per square kilometre | 0.1241 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 6 Haiti 0.136 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 Sierra Leone 0.1313 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Benin 0.1254 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 Uganda 0.1074 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Burkina Faso 0.0846 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Gambia 0.0792 units per square kilometre compare
More health data for Togo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7948 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 875 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,021 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0681 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre in Togo?
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre in Togo was 0.1142 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1922 units per square kilometre in 1975.
- What is the lowest child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1142 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Togo rank for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre?
- Togo ranks 9th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Child deaths UNICEF
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.