Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Togo
Togo: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women was 5.61 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Togo, 1950–2024
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
The most recent figure for child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Togo is 5.61 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 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 vs. average years of schooling for women in Togo peaked at 27.98 deaths per 100 live births in 1950 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 75 years of available data.
Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Togo, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 27.98 deaths per 100 live births | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- 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 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0666 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0696 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Togo?
- Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women 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 vs. average years of schooling for women recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 27.98 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.
- What is the lowest child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.61 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Togo rank for child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women?
- Togo ranks 23rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women 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 vs. average years of schooling for women. 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 .