Life expectancy at birth in Togo
Togo: Life expectancy at birth was 62.74 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth in Togo, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Togo recorded 62.74 years for life expectancy at birth in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Togo peaked at 62.74 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.93 years, in 1950.
Togo ranks 220th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.58 years | 41.93 years | 43.32 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 44.83 years | 43.54 years | 46.35 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.96 years | 46.78 years | 51.52 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.96 years | 52.15 years | 54.91 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.02 years | 53.71 years | 54.57 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.74 years | 54.59 years | 56.94 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.07 years | 57.24 years | 61.06 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.88 years | 61.14 years | 62.74 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 217 Madagascar 63.63 years compare
- 218 Mozambique 63.61 years compare
- 219 Zimbabwe 62.77 years compare
- 221 Liberia 62.16 years compare
- 222 Nauru 62.11 years compare
- 223 Cote d'Ivoire 61.94 years compare
More health data for Togo
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 875 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,021 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 61,941 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 70,610 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 65,340 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 72,860 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 68,855 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 74,946 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Togo?
- Life expectancy at birth in Togo was 62.74 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 62.74 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.93 years in 1950.
- How does Togo rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Togo ranks 220th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.