What is child mortality in Togo?

Child mortality in Togo was 5.61 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality recorded in Togo?

The highest recorded value was 42.66 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.

What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Togo?

The lowest recorded value was 5.61 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Togo rank for child mortality?

Togo ranks 23rd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality 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 Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality in Togo

Name: Child mortality in Togo
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Togo: Child mortality 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 203 countries

All-time high

42.66 deaths per 100 live births

in 1800

All-time low

5.61 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

225

1800–2024

Child mortality in Togo, 1800–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN 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 in Togo stood at 5.61 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 225 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality in Togo peaked at 42.66 deaths per 100 live births in 1800 and was at its lowest, 5.61 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Togo 23rd out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 225 years of available data.

Child mortality in Togo, year by year

Annual values for Child mortality in Togo, 1800 to 2024.
Year	deaths per 100 live births	Change
1800	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	—
1801	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1802	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1803	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1804	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1805	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1806	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1807	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1808	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1809	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1810	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1811	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1812	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1813	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1814	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1815	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1816	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1817	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1818	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1819	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1820	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1821	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1822	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1823	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1824	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1825	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1826	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1827	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1828	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1829	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1830	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1831	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1832	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1833	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1834	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1835	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1836	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1837	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1838	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1839	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1840	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1841	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1842	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1843	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1844	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1845	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1846	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1847	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1848	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1849	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1850	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1851	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1852	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1853	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1854	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1855	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1856	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1857	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1858	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1859	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1860	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1861	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1862	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1863	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1864	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1865	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1866	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1867	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1868	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1869	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1870	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1871	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1872	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1873	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1874	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1875	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1876	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1877	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1878	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1879	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1880	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1881	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1882	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1883	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1884	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1885	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1886	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1887	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1888	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1889	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1890	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1891	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1892	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1893	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1894	42.65 deaths per 100 live births	-0.0%
1895	42.65 deaths per 100 live births	-0.0%
1896	42.64 deaths per 100 live births	-0.0%
1897	42.63 deaths per 100 live births	-0.0%
1898	42.62 deaths per 100 live births	-0.0%
1899	42.59 deaths per 100 live births	-0.1%
1900	42.56 deaths per 100 live births	-0.1%
1901	42.53 deaths per 100 live births	-0.1%
1902	42.48 deaths per 100 live births	-0.1%
1903	42.43 deaths per 100 live births	-0.1%
1904	42.38 deaths per 100 live births	-0.1%
1905	42.31 deaths per 100 live births	-0.1%
1906	42.24 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1907	42.17 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1908	42.08 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1909	41.99 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1910	41.9 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1911	41.8 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1912	41.7 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1913	41.6 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1914	41.5 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1915	41.4 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1916	41.3 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1917	41.2 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1918	41.1 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1919	41 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1920	40.9 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1921	40.8 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1922	40.7 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1923	40.6 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1924	40.5 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1925	40.4 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1926	40.3 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1927	40.2 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1928	40.1 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1929	40 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1930	39.9 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1931	39.75 deaths per 100 live births	-0.4%
1932	39.61 deaths per 100 live births	-0.4%
1933	39.46 deaths per 100 live births	-0.4%
1934	39.31 deaths per 100 live births	-0.4%
1935	39.16 deaths per 100 live births	-0.4%
1936	39.01 deaths per 100 live births	-0.4%
1937	38.87 deaths per 100 live births	-0.4%
1938	38.72 deaths per 100 live births	-0.4%
1939	38.57 deaths per 100 live births	-0.4%
1940	38.42 deaths per 100 live births	-0.4%
1941	37.68 deaths per 100 live births	-1.9%
1942	36.96 deaths per 100 live births	-1.9%
1943	36.24 deaths per 100 live births	-1.9%
1944	29.06 deaths per 100 live births	-19.8%
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%

Togo compared with similar countries

Togo's 5.61 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.69 deaths per 100 live births, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Togo's 5.61 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.89 deaths per 100 live births, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1800s	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	10
1810s	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	10
1820s	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	10
1830s	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	10
1840s	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	10
1850s	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	10
1860s	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	10
1870s	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	10
1880s	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	10
1890s	42.64 deaths per 100 live births	42.59 deaths per 100 live births	42.66 deaths per 100 live births	10
1900s	42.32 deaths per 100 live births	41.99 deaths per 100 live births	42.56 deaths per 100 live births	10
1910s	41.45 deaths per 100 live births	41 deaths per 100 live births	41.9 deaths per 100 live births	10
1920s	40.45 deaths per 100 live births	40 deaths per 100 live births	40.9 deaths per 100 live births	10
1930s	39.24 deaths per 100 live births	38.57 deaths per 100 live births	39.9 deaths per 100 live births	10
1940s	32.1 deaths per 100 live births	28.16 deaths per 100 live births	38.42 deaths per 100 live births	10
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

See the full ranking of 203 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality in Togo?: Child mortality in Togo was 5.61 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality recorded in Togo?: The highest recorded value was 42.66 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.
What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Togo?: The lowest recorded value was 5.61 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Togo rank for child mortality?: Togo ranks 23rd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality 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 Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Child mortality
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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