Number of under-five deaths in Togo
Togo: Number of under-five deaths was 16,109 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
16,109
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
46th
of 197 countries
All-time high
23,840
in 1993
All-time low
16,109
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of under-five deaths in Togo, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of under-five deaths in Togo stood at 16,109. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Togo peaked at 23,840 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 16,109, in 2024.
Togo ranks 46th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 19,898 | — |
| 1961 | 20,068 | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 20,261 | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 20,446 | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 20,627 | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 20,803 | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 21,037 | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 21,332 | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 21,680 | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 22,111 | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 22,558 | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 22,966 | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 23,313 | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 23,558 | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 23,713 | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 23,798 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 23,803 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 23,737 | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 23,596 | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 23,435 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 23,258 | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 23,125 | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 23,023 | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 22,964 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 22,948 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 22,962 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 23,043 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 23,165 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 23,298 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 23,420 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 23,567 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 23,698 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 23,793 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 23,840 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 23,342 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 22,838 | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 22,737 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 22,567 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 22,365 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 22,248 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 22,180 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 22,079 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 21,929 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 21,752 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 21,512 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 21,381 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 21,364 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 21,422 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 21,459 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 21,478 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 21,471 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 21,255 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 20,831 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 20,342 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 19,906 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 19,502 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 19,136 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 18,758 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 18,362 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 17,984 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 17,628 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 17,265 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 16,889 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 16,498 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 16,109 | -2.4% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 16,109 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,859, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Togo's 16,109 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31,761, 51% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20,826 | 19,898 | 22,111 | 10 |
| 1970s | 23,448 | 22,558 | 23,803 | 10 |
| 1980s | 23,121 | 22,948 | 23,420 | 10 |
| 1990s | 23,100 | 22,248 | 23,840 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,656 | 21,364 | 22,180 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,755 | 17,984 | 21,471 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,878 | 16,109 | 17,628 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
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)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0698 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Togo?
- Number of under-five deaths in Togo was 16,109 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 23,840 in 1993.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,109 in 2024.
- How does Togo rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Togo ranks 46th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children dying before reaching age five.