Number of deaths from HIV/AIDS in Togo
Togo: Number of deaths from HIV/AIDS was 2,494 deaths in 2021. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths from HIV/AIDS in Togo, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Togo recorded 2,494 deaths for number of deaths from hiv/aids in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 57.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths from hiv/aids in Togo peaked at 8,972 deaths in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2,494 deaths, in 2021.
That places Togo 42nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Number of deaths from HIV/AIDS in Togo, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6,997 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 7,746 deaths | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 8,392 deaths | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 8,789 deaths | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 8,972 deaths | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 8,744 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 8,459 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 8,720 deaths | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 8,553 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 7,863 deaths | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 6,787 deaths | -13.7% |
| 2011 | 5,824 deaths | -14.2% |
| 2012 | 5,521 deaths | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 5,348 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 5,178 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 5,016 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 4,433 deaths | -11.6% |
| 2017 | 4,127 deaths | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 3,612 deaths | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 3,097 deaths | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 2,744 deaths | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 2,494 deaths | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,324 deaths | 6,997 deaths | 8,972 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,894 deaths | 3,097 deaths | 6,787 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,619 deaths | 2,494 deaths | 2,744 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 39 Burkina Faso 2,834 deaths compare
- 40 Rwanda 2,733 deaths compare
- 41 Eswatini 2,684 deaths compare
- 43 Sierra Leone 2,488 deaths compare
- 44 Equatorial Guinea 2,471 deaths compare
- 45 Colombia 2,430 deaths 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 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0103 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0092 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths from hiv/aids in Togo?
- Number of deaths from hiv/aids in Togo was 2,494 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths from hiv/aids recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 8,972 deaths in 2004.
- What is the lowest number of deaths from hiv/aids recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,494 deaths in 2021.
- How does Togo rank for number of deaths from hiv/aids?
- Togo ranks 42nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of deaths from hiv/aids rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of deaths from HIV/AIDS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from HIV/AIDS in both sexes.