Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Togo
Togo: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre was 0.3033 deaths per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Togo, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Togo is 0.3033 deaths per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Togo peaked at 0.4383 deaths per square kilometre in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.3033 deaths per square kilometre, in 2023.
Togo ranks 15th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Togo, year by year
| Year | deaths per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.369 deaths per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3725 deaths per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3759 deaths per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.3792 deaths per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.3825 deaths per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.3868 deaths per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.3922 deaths per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.3986 deaths per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.4065 deaths per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4147 deaths per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4222 deaths per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.4286 deaths per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.4331 deaths per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.436 deaths per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.4375 deaths per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4376 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4364 deaths per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.4338 deaths per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.4309 deaths per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.4276 deaths per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.4252 deaths per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4233 deaths per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.4222 deaths per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4219 deaths per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4222 deaths per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4237 deaths per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4259 deaths per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4284 deaths per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.4306 deaths per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.4333 deaths per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.4357 deaths per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4375 deaths per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4383 deaths per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4292 deaths per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4199 deaths per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.418 deaths per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4149 deaths per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4112 deaths per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.409 deaths per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4078 deaths per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4059 deaths per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4032 deaths per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3999 deaths per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3955 deaths per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3931 deaths per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3928 deaths per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3939 deaths per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3945 deaths per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3949 deaths per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3948 deaths per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3908 deaths per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.383 deaths per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.374 deaths per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.366 deaths per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3586 deaths per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3518 deaths per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3449 deaths per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3376 deaths per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3306 deaths per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3241 deaths per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3174 deaths per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3105 deaths per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3033 deaths per square kilometre | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3848 deaths per square kilometre | 0.369 deaths per square kilometre | 0.4065 deaths per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4311 deaths per square kilometre | 0.4147 deaths per square kilometre | 0.4376 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4251 deaths per square kilometre | 0.4219 deaths per square kilometre | 0.4306 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4247 deaths per square kilometre | 0.409 deaths per square kilometre | 0.4383 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3982 deaths per square kilometre | 0.3928 deaths per square kilometre | 0.4078 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3632 deaths per square kilometre | 0.3306 deaths per square kilometre | 0.3948 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3138 deaths per square kilometre | 0.3033 deaths per square kilometre | 0.3241 deaths per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 12 Malawi 0.3418 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 13 Sierra Leone 0.3307 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 14 Benin 0.3198 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 16 Kiribati 0.2296 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 17 India 0.2186 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 18 Bahrain 0.2137 deaths per square kilometre 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 number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Togo?
- Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Togo was 0.3033 deaths per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of child deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4383 deaths per square kilometre in 1993.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3033 deaths per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Togo rank for number of child deaths, per square kilometre?
- Togo ranks 15th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of child deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of child deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of child deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of child deaths ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of child deaths United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of child deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.