Life expectancy at birth, male in Togo
Togo: Life expectancy at birth, male was 62.7 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
62.7 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
190th
of 217 countries
All-time high
62.7 years
in 2024
All-time low
41.99 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, male in Togo, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, male in Togo stood at 62.7 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Togo peaked at 62.7 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.99 years, in 1960.
Togo ranks 190th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, male in Togo, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 41.99 years | — |
| 1961 | 42.21 years | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 42.47 years | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 42.74 years | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 43.06 years | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 43.39 years | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 43.7 years | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 44.05 years | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 44.43 years | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 44.75 years | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 45.14 years | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 45.6 years | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 46.02 years | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 46.46 years | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 46.84 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 47.28 years | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 47.76 years | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 48.54 years | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 49.43 years | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 50.11 years | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 50.86 years | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 51.48 years | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 51.96 years | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 52.38 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 52.63 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 52.84 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 53.01 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 53.22 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 53.28 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 53.26 years | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 53.14 years | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 52.94 years | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 52.97 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 52.84 years | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 52.83 years | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 52.86 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 53.03 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 53.09 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 53.21 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 53.53 years | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 53.84 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 54.07 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 54.4 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 54.7 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 54.99 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 55.31 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 55.66 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 55.95 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 56.28 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 56.57 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 56.89 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 57.31 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 57.61 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 58.03 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 58.47 years | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 58.92 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 59.41 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 59.86 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 60.4 years | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 60.89 years | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 60.78 years | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 61.05 years | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 62.08 years | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 62.54 years | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 62.7 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.28 years | 41.99 years | 44.75 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.32 years | 45.14 years | 50.11 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.49 years | 50.86 years | 53.28 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.04 years | 52.83 years | 53.53 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.18 years | 53.84 years | 56.57 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.78 years | 56.89 years | 60.89 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.83 years | 60.78 years | 62.7 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 187 Sudan 63.45 years compare
- 188 Ghana 63.31 years compare
- 189 South Africa 62.78 years compare
- 191 Angola 62.27 years compare
- 192 Equatorial Guinea 62.22 years compare
- 193 Madagascar 62.12 years 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 875 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5,021 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2691 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 3.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.561 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Togo?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Togo was 62.7 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 62.7 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.99 years in 1960.
- How does Togo rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Togo ranks 190th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.