Child mortality rate in Togo
Togo: Child mortality rate was 5.61 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality rate 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 rate in Togo stood at 5.61 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 81 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate 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.
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
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 child mortality rate in Togo?
- Child mortality rate 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 rate recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 29.06 deaths per 100 live births in 1944.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.61 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Togo rank for child mortality rate?
- Togo ranks 23rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate 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 rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .