Sex gap in life expectancy in Togo
Togo: Sex gap in life expectancy was 0.387 years in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.387 years
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
236th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.54 years
in 1975
All-time low
0.3169 years
in 2019
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy 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 in Togo is 0.387 years, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Togo peaked at 3.54 years in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.3169 years, in 2019.
That places Togo 236th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Togo, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.08 years | — |
| 1951 | 3.15 years | +2.3% |
| 1952 | 3.08 years | -2.1% |
| 1953 | 3.14 years | +1.7% |
| 1954 | 3.15 years | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 3.14 years | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 3.13 years | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 3.13 years | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 3.12 years | -0.3% |
| 1959 | 3.11 years | -0.3% |
| 1960 | 3.11 years | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 3.09 years | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 3.08 years | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 3.08 years | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 3.1 years | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 3.06 years | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 3.07 years | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 3.13 years | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 3.2 years | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 3.23 years | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 3.29 years | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 3.28 years | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 3.35 years | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 3.37 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 3.52 years | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 3.54 years | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 3.52 years | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 3.24 years | -7.8% |
| 1978 | 2.93 years | -9.5% |
| 1979 | 2.79 years | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 2.55 years | -8.5% |
| 1981 | 2.58 years | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 2.61 years | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 2.76 years | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 2.92 years | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 3.05 years | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 3.21 years | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 3.21 years | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 3.23 years | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 2.95 years | -8.9% |
| 1990 | 2.82 years | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 2.61 years | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 2.2 years | -15.8% |
| 1993 | 2 years | -9.2% |
| 1994 | 1.73 years | -13.4% |
| 1995 | 1.65 years | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 1.56 years | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 1.5 years | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 1.47 years | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 1.54 years | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 1.45 years | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 1.33 years | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 1.24 years | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 1.18 years | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 1.19 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.2 years | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9419 years | -21.6% |
| 2007 | 0.835 years | -11.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7186 years | -13.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6922 years | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6592 years | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5871 years | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6444 years | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6115 years | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5741 years | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5756 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4905 years | -14.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5366 years | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 0.383 years | -28.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3169 years | -17.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6639 years | +109.5% |
| 2021 | 0.538 years | -19.0% |
| 2022 | 0.392 years | -27.1% |
| 2023 | 0.387 years | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.12 years | 3.08 years | 3.15 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.11 years | 3.06 years | 3.23 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.28 years | 2.79 years | 3.54 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.91 years | 2.55 years | 3.23 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.91 years | 1.47 years | 2.82 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 years | 0.6922 years | 1.45 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5379 years | 0.3169 years | 0.6592 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4952 years | 0.387 years | 0.6639 years | 4 |
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,021 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0063 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Togo?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Togo was 0.387 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 recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 3.54 years in 1975.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3169 years in 2019.
- How does Togo rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Togo ranks 236th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.