Lifetime risk of maternal death in Togo
Togo: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 1.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Togo, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lifetime risk of maternal death in Togo is 1.4%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Togo peaked at 4.0% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2023.
That places Togo 19th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 4.0% | — |
| 1986 | 3.8% | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 3.7% | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 3.6% | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 3.7% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 3.7% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 3.7% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 3.7% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 4.0% | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 3.5% | -11.6% |
| 1995 | 3.3% | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 3.1% | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 2.9% | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 2.7% | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.8% | 3.6% | 4.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 2.5% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 16 Mauritania 1.7% compare
- 17 Côte d'Ivoire 1.5% compare
- 18 Gambia 1.4% compare
- 20 Sierra Leone 1.4% compare
- 21 Zimbabwe 1.3% compare
- 22 Lesotho 1.3% 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 5.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0063 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate -0.1862 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Togo?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Togo was 1.4% in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 1985.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2023.
- How does Togo rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Togo ranks 19th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.