Number of deaths in Togo
Togo: Number of deaths was 61,566 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths in Togo, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2021, number of deaths in Togo stood at 61,566 deaths. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths in Togo peaked at 61,566 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 54,838 deaths, in 2000.
Togo ranks 102nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Number of deaths in Togo, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54,838 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 56,035 deaths | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 57,060 deaths | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 58,010 deaths | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 58,255 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 59,048 deaths | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 59,062 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 60,259 deaths | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 61,128 deaths | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 61,168 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 60,843 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 60,404 deaths | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 60,155 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 60,228 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 60,418 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 60,439 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 60,328 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 60,060 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 59,807 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 59,373 deaths | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 60,141 deaths | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 61,566 deaths | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58,486 deaths | 54,838 deaths | 61,168 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 60,206 deaths | 59,373 deaths | 60,843 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 60,854 deaths | 60,141 deaths | 61,566 deaths | 2 |
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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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1984 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2059 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths in Togo?
- Number of deaths in Togo was 61,566 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 61,566 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of deaths recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 54,838 deaths in 2000.
- How does Togo rank for number of deaths?
- Togo ranks 102nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of deaths rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes.