What is youth mortality rate in Togo?

Youth mortality rate in Togo was 6.59 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest youth mortality rate recorded in Togo?

The highest recorded value was 31.26 deaths per 100 live births in 1960.

What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Togo?

The lowest recorded value was 6.59 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Togo rank for youth mortality rate?

Togo ranks 24th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Togo?

Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Youth mortality rate in Togo

Name: Youth mortality rate in Togo
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Togo: Youth mortality rate was 6.59 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

6.59 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.3%

World rank

24th

of 199 countries

All-time high

31.26 deaths per 100 live births

in 1960

All-time low

6.59 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Youth mortality rate in Togo, 1960–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Togo recorded 6.59 deaths per 100 live births for youth mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Togo peaked at 31.26 deaths per 100 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 6.59 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Togo ranks 24th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	29.46 deaths per 100 live births	27.44 deaths per 100 live births	31.26 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	24.56 deaths per 100 live births	22.22 deaths per 100 live births	26.93 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	19.84 deaths per 100 live births	18.23 deaths per 100 live births	21.73 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	16.17 deaths per 100 live births	14.56 deaths per 100 live births	17.57 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	12.37 deaths per 100 live births	10.72 deaths per 100 live births	14.14 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	8.99 deaths per 100 live births	7.72 deaths per 100 live births	10.39 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	7.03 deaths per 100 live births	6.59 deaths per 100 live births	7.48 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Togo

21 Zimbabwe 7.34 deaths per 100 live births compare
22 Lesotho 6.77 deaths per 100 live births compare
23 Mozambique 6.72 deaths per 100 live births compare
25 Burundi 6.38 deaths per 100 live births compare
26 Kiribati 6.23 deaths per 100 live births compare
27 Afghanistan 6.18 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Togo

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)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 61,941 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 70,610 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 65,340 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 72,860 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 68,855 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 74,946 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth mortality rate in Togo?: Youth mortality rate in Togo was 6.59 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest youth mortality rate recorded in Togo?: The highest recorded value was 31.26 deaths per 100 live births in 1960.
What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Togo?: The lowest recorded value was 6.59 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Togo rank for youth mortality rate?: Togo ranks 24th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Togo?: Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Youth mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 9,824 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.