Number of child deaths by region in Togo
Togo: Number of child deaths by region was 16,109 in 2024. ▼ Falling
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.
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 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More health data for Togo
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 61,941 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 70,610 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 65,340 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 72,860 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 68,855 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 74,946 (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.