Number of youth deaths in Togo
Togo: Number of youth deaths was 18,605 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Togo, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2024, number of youth deaths in Togo stood at 18,605 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Togo peaked at 27,640 deaths in 1992 and was at its lowest, 18,605 deaths, in 2024.
Togo ranks 46th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Togo, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27,438 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 27,554 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 27,640 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 27,540 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 26,939 deaths | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 26,479 deaths | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 26,395 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 26,218 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 25,989 deaths | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 25,839 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 25,728 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 25,584 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 25,379 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 25,151 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 24,854 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 24,667 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 24,595 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 24,597 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 24,573 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 24,530 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 24,461 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 24,192 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 23,723 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 23,194 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 22,728 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 22,297 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 21,899 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 21,489 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 21,061 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 20,649 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 20,264 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 19,871 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 19,465 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 19,038 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 18,605 deaths | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26,803 deaths | 25,839 deaths | 27,640 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,966 deaths | 24,530 deaths | 25,728 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,569 deaths | 20,649 deaths | 24,461 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,449 deaths | 18,605 deaths | 20,264 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Togo?
- Number of youth deaths in Togo was 18,605 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 youth deaths recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 27,640 deaths in 1992.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,605 deaths in 2024.
- How does Togo rank for number of youth deaths?
- Togo ranks 46th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.