Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Togo
Togo: Extreme poverty vs child mortality was 5.61 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Togo, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, extreme poverty vs child mortality in Togo stood at 5.61. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty vs child mortality in Togo peaked at 17.93 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 5.61, in 2024.
That places Togo 23rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.3 | 14.95 | 17.93 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.62 | 12.28 | 14.73 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.44 | 9.09 | 11.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.67 | 6.6 | 8.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 | 5.61 | 6.39 | 5 |
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More health data for Togo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5,021 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 875 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 122,609 (2025)
- Population, male 48.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 2.51 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 3.47 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 113,220 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 118,195 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty vs child mortality in Togo?
- Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Togo was 5.61 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs child mortality recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 17.93 in 1980.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs child mortality recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.61 in 2024.
- How does Togo rank for extreme poverty vs child mortality?
- Togo ranks 23rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is extreme poverty vs child mortality 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Extreme poverty vs child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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