Number of neonatal deaths in Togo
Togo: Number of neonatal deaths was 6,606 deaths in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6,606 deaths
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
50th
of 199 countries
All-time high
7,463 deaths
in 2010
All-time low
5,245 deaths
in 1966
Years of data
59
1966–2024
Number of neonatal deaths in Togo, 1966–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal deaths in Togo is 6,606 deaths, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Togo peaked at 7,463 deaths in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5,245 deaths, in 1966.
That places Togo 50th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths in Togo, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 5,245 deaths | — |
| 1967 | 5,396 deaths | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 5,572 deaths | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 5,781 deaths | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 5,966 deaths | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 6,145 deaths | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 6,284 deaths | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 6,410 deaths | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 6,514 deaths | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 6,588 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 6,639 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 6,648 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 6,645 deaths | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 6,638 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 6,650 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 6,704 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 6,775 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 6,853 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 6,941 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 7,013 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 7,089 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 7,154 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 7,205 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 7,240 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 7,280 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 7,310 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 7,336 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 7,345 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 6,866 deaths | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 6,964 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 7,026 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 7,053 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 7,076 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 7,106 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 7,120 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 7,131 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 7,124 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 7,093 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 7,055 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 7,136 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 7,224 deaths | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 7,339 deaths | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 7,382 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 7,445 deaths | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 7,463 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 7,365 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 7,236 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 7,150 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 7,116 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 7,095 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 7,098 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7,043 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 6,979 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 6,908 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 6,840 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 6,783 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 6,720 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 6,663 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 6,606 deaths | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,498 deaths | 5,245 deaths | 5,781 deaths | 4 |
| 1970s | 6,448 deaths | 5,966 deaths | 6,648 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,962 deaths | 6,650 deaths | 7,240 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,136 deaths | 6,866 deaths | 7,345 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,205 deaths | 7,055 deaths | 7,445 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,145 deaths | 6,908 deaths | 7,463 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,722 deaths | 6,606 deaths | 6,840 deaths | 5 |
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- 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 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0036 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate -5.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0019 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Togo?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Togo was 6,606 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 neonatal deaths recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 7,463 deaths in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,245 deaths in 1966.
- How does Togo rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Togo ranks 50th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .