Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Togo
Togo: Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases was 25.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Togo, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Togo recorded 25.4% for expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Togo peaked at 28.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 25.4%, in 2021.
Togo ranks 27th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.2% | — |
| 2001 | 28.3% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 28.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 28.5% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 28.2% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 28.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 28.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 28.1% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 28.6% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 28.5% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 28.1% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 27.9% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 27.7% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 27.5% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 27.2% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 27.1% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 27.0% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 26.7% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 26.5% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 26.1% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 26.4% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 25.4% | -3.8% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 25.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.0%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Togo's 25.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.5%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.3% | 28.1% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 26.1% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 25.4% | 26.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 24 Turkmenistan 25.7% compare
- 25 Bulgaria 25.6% compare
- 26 Pakistan 25.5% compare
- 27 Guyana 25.4% compare
- 29 Guinea-Bissau 25.3% compare
- 30 Democratic Republic of Congo 25.1% 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0681 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Togo?
- Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Togo was 25.4% in 2021, according to World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.4% in 2021.
- How does Togo rank for expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases?
- Togo ranks 27th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated share of 30-year-olds who would die before their 70th birthday from common non-communicable diseases: any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease.