Number of child deaths by region in Togo
Togo: Number of child deaths by region was 16,109 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
16,109
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
46th
of 195 countries
All-time high
23,840
in 1993
All-time low
16,109
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of child deaths by region in Togo, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Togo recorded 16,109 for number of child deaths by region in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths by region in Togo peaked at 23,840 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 16,109, in 2024.
Togo ranks 46th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of child deaths by region in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 19,898 | — |
| 1961 | 20,068 | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 20,261 | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 20,446 | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 20,627 | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 20,803 | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 21,037 | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 21,332 | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 21,680 | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 22,111 | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 22,558 | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 22,966 | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 23,313 | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 23,558 | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 23,713 | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 23,798 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 23,803 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 23,737 | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 23,596 | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 23,435 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 23,258 | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 23,125 | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 23,023 | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 22,964 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 22,948 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 22,962 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 23,043 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 23,165 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 23,298 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 23,420 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 23,567 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 23,698 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 23,793 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 23,840 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 23,342 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 22,838 | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 22,737 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 22,567 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 22,365 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 22,248 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 22,180 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 22,079 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 21,929 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 21,752 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 21,512 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 21,381 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 21,364 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 21,422 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 21,459 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 21,478 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 21,471 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 21,255 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 20,831 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 20,342 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 19,906 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 19,502 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 19,136 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 18,758 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 18,362 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 17,984 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 17,628 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 17,265 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 16,889 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 16,498 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 16,109 | -2.4% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 16,109 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,859, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Togo's 16,109 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31,761, 51% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20,826 | 19,898 | 22,111 | 10 |
| 1970s | 23,448 | 22,558 | 23,803 | 10 |
| 1980s | 23,121 | 22,948 | 23,420 | 10 |
| 1990s | 23,100 | 22,248 | 23,840 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,656 | 21,364 | 22,180 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,755 | 17,984 | 21,471 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,878 | 16,109 | 17,628 | 5 |
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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 number of child deaths by region in Togo?
- Number of child deaths by region in Togo was 16,109 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths by region recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 23,840 in 1993.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths by region recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,109 in 2024.
- How does Togo rank for number of child deaths by region?
- Togo ranks 46th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths by region rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths by region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of children under five years old who die each year.