Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Togo
Togo: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.7122 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.7122 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
123rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.09 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2000
All-time low
0.7122 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Togo, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Togo recorded 0.7122 deaths per 100,000 people for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Togo peaked at 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7122 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Togo ranks 123rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Togo, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9964 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9824 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9559 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9258 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8951 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8685 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8475 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.829 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8087 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7874 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7648 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7433 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7203 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7124 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7122 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.0% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 0.7122 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7062 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Togo's 0.7122 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7685 deaths per 100,000 people, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9559 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.819 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7203 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9258 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7123 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7122 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7124 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 120 Malawi 0.7243 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 121 Congo 0.7193 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 122 Antigua and Barbuda 0.7123 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 124 Colombia 0.7121 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 125 Pakistan 0.7064 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 126 Zambia 0.706 deaths per 100,000 people 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Togo?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Togo was 0.7122 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7122 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Togo rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Togo ranks 123rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.