Child mortality by income level of country in Togo
Togo: Child mortality by income level of country was 5.61 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
5.61 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
23rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
29.06 deaths per 100 live births
in 1944
All-time low
5.61 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Years of data
81
1944–2024
Child mortality by income level of country in Togo, 1944–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, child mortality by income level of country in Togo stood at 5.61 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 81 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality by income level of country in Togo peaked at 29.06 deaths per 100 live births in 1944 and was at its lowest, 5.61 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Togo ranks 23rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 81 years of available data.
Child mortality by income level of country in Togo, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1944 | 29.06 deaths per 100 live births | — |
| 1945 | 28.9 deaths per 100 live births | -0.6% |
| 1946 | 28.71 deaths per 100 live births | -0.6% |
| 1947 | 28.54 deaths per 100 live births | -0.6% |
| 1948 | 28.35 deaths per 100 live births | -0.7% |
| 1949 | 28.16 deaths per 100 live births | -0.7% |
| 1950 | 27.98 deaths per 100 live births | -0.6% |
| 1951 | 27.82 deaths per 100 live births | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 27.63 deaths per 100 live births | -0.7% |
| 1953 | 27.44 deaths per 100 live births | -0.7% |
| 1954 | 27.26 deaths per 100 live births | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 27.07 deaths per 100 live births | -0.7% |
| 1956 | 26.87 deaths per 100 live births | -0.8% |
| 1957 | 26.66 deaths per 100 live births | -0.8% |
| 1958 | 26.43 deaths per 100 live births | -0.8% |
| 1959 | 26.21 deaths per 100 live births | -0.9% |
| 1960 | 25.97 deaths per 100 live births | -0.9% |
| 1961 | 25.7 deaths per 100 live births | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 25.44 deaths per 100 live births | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 25.14 deaths per 100 live births | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 24.83 deaths per 100 live births | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 24.49 deaths per 100 live births | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 24.13 deaths per 100 live births | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 23.76 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 23.36 deaths per 100 live births | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 22.94 deaths per 100 live births | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 22.51 deaths per 100 live births | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 22.05 deaths per 100 live births | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 21.6 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 21.14 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 20.67 deaths per 100 live births | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 20.21 deaths per 100 live births | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 19.74 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 19.28 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 18.82 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 18.37 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 17.93 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 17.52 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 17.11 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 16.73 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 16.37 deaths per 100 live births | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 16.02 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 15.72 deaths per 100 live births | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 15.44 deaths per 100 live births | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 15.18 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 14.95 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 14.73 deaths per 100 live births | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 14.52 deaths per 100 live births | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 14.31 deaths per 100 live births | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 14.08 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 13.85 deaths per 100 live births | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 13.57 deaths per 100 live births | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 13.28 deaths per 100 live births | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 12.96 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 12.62 deaths per 100 live births | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 12.28 deaths per 100 live births | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 11.92 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 11.57 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 11.22 deaths per 100 live births | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 10.88 deaths per 100 live births | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 10.55 deaths per 100 live births | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 10.24 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 9.93 deaths per 100 live births | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 9.65 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 9.37 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 9.09 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 8.83 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 8.56 deaths per 100 live births | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 8.29 deaths per 100 live births | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 8.02 deaths per 100 live births | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 7.77 deaths per 100 live births | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 7.52 deaths per 100 live births | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 7.28 deaths per 100 live births | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 7.04 deaths per 100 live births | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 6.81 deaths per 100 live births | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 6.6 deaths per 100 live births | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 6.39 deaths per 100 live births | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 6.2 deaths per 100 live births | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 6 deaths per 100 live births | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 5.81 deaths per 100 live births | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 5.61 deaths per 100 live births | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 28.62 deaths per 100 live births | 28.16 deaths per 100 live births | 29.06 deaths per 100 live births | 6 |
| 1950s | 27.14 deaths per 100 live births | 26.21 deaths per 100 live births | 27.98 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1960s | 24.58 deaths per 100 live births | 22.94 deaths per 100 live births | 25.97 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 20.44 deaths per 100 live births | 18.37 deaths per 100 live births | 22.51 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.3 deaths per 100 live births | 14.95 deaths per 100 live births | 17.93 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.62 deaths per 100 live births | 12.28 deaths per 100 live births | 14.73 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.44 deaths per 100 live births | 9.09 deaths per 100 live births | 11.92 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.67 deaths per 100 live births | 6.6 deaths per 100 live births | 8.83 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 deaths per 100 live births | 5.61 deaths per 100 live births | 6.39 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 20 Sudan 6.16 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 21 Lesotho 6 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 22 Mozambique 5.94 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 24 Pakistan 5.6 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 25 Kiribati 5.31 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 26 Afghanistan 5.3 deaths per 100 live births compare
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- 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)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 4.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0558 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.045 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality by income level of country in Togo?
- Child mortality by income level of country in Togo was 5.61 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 29.06 deaths per 100 live births in 1944.
- What is the lowest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.61 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Togo rank for child mortality by income level of country?
- Togo ranks 23rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality by income level of country rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality by income level of country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .