Number of child deaths in Togo
Togo: Number of child deaths was 16,109 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
16,109 deaths
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
46th
of 199 countries
All-time high
23,840 deaths
in 1993
All-time low
16,109 deaths
in 2024
Years of data
70
1955–2024
Number of child deaths in Togo, 1955–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Togo recorded 16,109 deaths for number of child deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths in Togo peaked at 23,840 deaths in 1993 and was at its lowest, 16,109 deaths, in 2024.
Togo ranks 46th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Number of child deaths in Togo, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 18,977 deaths | — |
| 1956 | 19,156 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1957 | 19,343 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1958 | 19,519 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 19,704 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 19,898 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 20,068 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 20,261 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 20,446 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 20,627 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 20,803 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 21,037 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 21,332 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 21,680 deaths | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 22,111 deaths | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 22,558 deaths | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 22,966 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 23,313 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 23,558 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 23,713 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 23,798 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 23,803 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 23,737 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 23,596 deaths | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 23,435 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 23,258 deaths | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 23,125 deaths | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 23,023 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 22,964 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 22,948 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 22,962 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 23,043 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 23,165 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 23,298 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 23,420 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 23,567 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 23,698 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 23,793 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 23,840 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 23,342 deaths | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 22,838 deaths | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 22,737 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 22,567 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 22,365 deaths | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 22,248 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 22,180 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 22,079 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 21,929 deaths | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 21,752 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 21,512 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 21,381 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 21,364 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 21,422 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 21,459 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 21,478 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 21,471 deaths | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 21,255 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 20,831 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 20,342 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 19,906 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 19,502 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 19,136 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 18,758 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 18,362 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 17,984 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 17,628 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 17,265 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 16,889 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 16,498 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 16,109 deaths | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19,340 deaths | 18,977 deaths | 19,704 deaths | 5 |
| 1960s | 20,826 deaths | 19,898 deaths | 22,111 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 23,448 deaths | 22,558 deaths | 23,803 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 23,121 deaths | 22,948 deaths | 23,420 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 23,100 deaths | 22,248 deaths | 23,840 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,656 deaths | 21,364 deaths | 22,180 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,755 deaths | 17,984 deaths | 21,471 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,878 deaths | 16,109 deaths | 17,628 deaths | 5 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 875 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0024 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, annual growth rate -6.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths in Togo?
- Number of child deaths in Togo was 16,109 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 23,840 deaths in 1993.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,109 deaths in 2024.
- How does Togo rank for number of child deaths?
- Togo ranks 46th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .