Death rate in Togo

Togo: Death rate was 8.73 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
8.73 deaths per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
81st
of 236 countries
All-time high
23.98 deaths per 1,000 people
in 1950
All-time low
8.73 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Death rate in Togo, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.

Analysis

Togo recorded 8.73 deaths per 1,000 people for death rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rate in Togo peaked at 23.98 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 8.73 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2023.

Togo ranks 81st of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 23.24 deaths per 1,000 people 22.29 deaths per 1,000 people 23.98 deaths per 1,000 people 10
1960s 20.77 deaths per 1,000 people 18.97 deaths per 1,000 people 22.05 deaths per 1,000 people 10
1970s 17.28 deaths per 1,000 people 15.3 deaths per 1,000 people 18.94 deaths per 1,000 people 10
1980s 13.38 deaths per 1,000 people 12.55 deaths per 1,000 people 14.81 deaths per 1,000 people 10
1990s 12.58 deaths per 1,000 people 12.17 deaths per 1,000 people 13.28 deaths per 1,000 people 10
2000s 11.79 deaths per 1,000 people 11.55 deaths per 1,000 people 12.07 deaths per 1,000 people 10
2010s 10.45 deaths per 1,000 people 9.58 deaths per 1,000 people 11.5 deaths per 1,000 people 10
2020s 9.16 deaths per 1,000 people 8.73 deaths per 1,000 people 9.54 deaths per 1,000 people 4

Countries ranked near Togo

  1. 78 Taiwan 8.81 deaths per 1,000 people compare
  2. 79 Benin 8.8 deaths per 1,000 people compare
  3. 80 Mauritius 8.73 deaths per 1,000 people compare
  4. 82 Bahamas 8.71 deaths per 1,000 people compare
  5. 83 United States 8.66 deaths per 1,000 people compare
  6. 84 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 8.63 deaths per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is death rate in Togo?
Death rate in Togo was 8.73 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest death rate recorded in Togo?
The highest recorded value was 23.98 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950.
What is the lowest death rate recorded in Togo?
The lowest recorded value was 8.73 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does Togo rank for death rate?
Togo ranks 81st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is death rate rising or falling in Togo?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Togo data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Death rate
Unit
deaths per 1,000 people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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