Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Togo
Togo: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 1.06 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.06 years
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
234th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2.36 years
in 1976
All-time low
0.9981 years
in 2019
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Togo, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Togo is 1.06 years, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Togo peaked at 2.36 years in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.9981 years, in 2019.
Togo ranks 234th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Togo, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.97 years | — |
| 1951 | 2.01 years | +2.2% |
| 1952 | 1.97 years | -2.1% |
| 1953 | 1.99 years | +1.2% |
| 1954 | 2 years | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 1.99 years | -0.3% |
| 1956 | 1.98 years | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 1.98 years | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 1.97 years | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 1.97 years | -0.3% |
| 1960 | 1.97 years | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 1.96 years | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 1.96 years | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 1.96 years | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 1.98 years | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 1.96 years | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 1.98 years | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 2.02 years | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 2.07 years | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 2.1 years | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 2.15 years | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 2.16 years | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 2.21 years | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 2.24 years | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 2.33 years | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 2.36 years | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 2.36 years | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2.24 years | -5.3% |
| 1978 | 2.09 years | -6.8% |
| 1979 | 2.02 years | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 1.9 years | -6.0% |
| 1981 | 1.93 years | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 1.95 years | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 2.03 years | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 2.11 years | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 2.17 years | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 2.24 years | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 2.24 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2.25 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 2.09 years | -6.8% |
| 1990 | 2.03 years | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 1.9 years | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 1.71 years | -10.2% |
| 1993 | 1.62 years | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 1.5 years | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 1.48 years | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 1.44 years | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 1.42 years | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.41 years | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.45 years | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 1.42 years | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 1.38 years | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 1.35 years | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 1.33 years | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.34 years | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.35 years | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.26 years | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 1.22 years | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.17 years | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 1.17 years | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.15 years | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.13 years | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.16 years | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 1.14 years | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.13 years | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.13 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.09 years | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 1.11 years | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.04 years | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9981 years | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 1.39 years | +39.4% |
| 2021 | 1.14 years | -18.4% |
| 2022 | 1.04 years | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 1.06 years | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.98 years | 1.97 years | 2.01 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 2 years | 1.96 years | 2.1 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.22 years | 2.02 years | 2.36 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.09 years | 1.9 years | 2.25 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6 years | 1.41 years | 2.03 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3 years | 1.17 years | 1.42 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 years | 0.9981 years | 1.16 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 years | 1.04 years | 1.39 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Togo?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Togo was 1.06 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 2.36 years in 1976.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9981 years in 2019.
- How does Togo rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Togo ranks 234th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.