Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Togo
Togo: Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus was 40 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Togo, 2000–2015
Source: Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2015, child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Togo stood at 40. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 28.6% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Togo peaked at 64 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 40, in 2015.
That places Togo 56th out of 194 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46 | — |
| 2001 | 47 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 48 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 47 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 48 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 50 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 54 | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 58 | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 62 | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 64 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 56 | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 40 | -28.6% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 40 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43, 93% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Togo's 40 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 90.5, 44% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Togo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -28.6% | 56 | 40 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.7 | 46 | 50 | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.67 | 40 | 64 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Togo
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)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Togo?
- Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Togo was 40 in 2015, according to Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 64 in 2013.
- What is the lowest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 40 in 2015.
- How does Togo rank for child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus?
- Togo ranks 56th out of 194 countries with data for 2015.
- Is child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated annual number of deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria in children under five. This is broken down by the type of disease caused by the bacteria. For example, 'meningitis' refers to the number of meningitis deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria.