What is child mortality by income level of country in Togo?

Child mortality by income level of country in Togo was 5.61 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 child mortality by income level of country recorded in Togo?

The highest recorded value was 29.06 deaths per 100 live births in 1944.

What is the lowest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Togo?

The lowest recorded value was 5.61 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Togo rank for child mortality by income level of country?

Togo ranks 23rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality by income level of country 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 Child mortality by income level of country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality by income level of country in Togo

Name: Child mortality by income level of country 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: Child mortality by income level of country was 5.61 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

5.61 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.3%

World rank

23rd

of 199 countries

All-time high

29.06 deaths per 100 live births

in 1944

All-time low

5.61 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1944–2024

Child mortality by income level of country in Togo, 1944–2024

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

In 2024, child mortality by income level of country in Togo stood at 5.61 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 81 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality by income level of country in Togo peaked at 29.06 deaths per 100 live births in 1944 and was at its lowest, 5.61 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Togo ranks 23rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 81 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1940s	28.62 deaths per 100 live births	28.16 deaths per 100 live births	29.06 deaths per 100 live births	6
1950s	27.14 deaths per 100 live births	26.21 deaths per 100 live births	27.98 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	24.58 deaths per 100 live births	22.94 deaths per 100 live births	25.97 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	20.44 deaths per 100 live births	18.37 deaths per 100 live births	22.51 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	16.3 deaths per 100 live births	14.95 deaths per 100 live births	17.93 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	13.62 deaths per 100 live births	12.28 deaths per 100 live births	14.73 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	10.44 deaths per 100 live births	9.09 deaths per 100 live births	11.92 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	7.67 deaths per 100 live births	6.6 deaths per 100 live births	8.83 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	6 deaths per 100 live births	5.61 deaths per 100 live births	6.39 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Togo

20 Sudan 6.16 deaths per 100 live births compare
21 Lesotho 6 deaths per 100 live births compare
22 Mozambique 5.94 deaths per 100 live births compare
24 Pakistan 5.6 deaths per 100 live births compare
25 Kiribati 5.31 deaths per 100 live births compare
26 Afghanistan 5.3 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Togo

Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 122,609 (2025)
Population, male 48.9% (2025)
Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 113,220 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, female 2.51 million (2025)
Population ages 0-14, total 3.47 million (2025)
Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 118,195 (2025)
Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 115,961 (2025)
Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 121,282 (2025)
Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 117,180 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 116,914 (2025)

All data for Togo →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality by income level of country in Togo?: Child mortality by income level of country in Togo was 5.61 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 child mortality by income level of country recorded in Togo?: The highest recorded value was 29.06 deaths per 100 live births in 1944.
What is the lowest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Togo?: The lowest recorded value was 5.61 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Togo rank for child mortality by income level of country?: Togo ranks 23rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality by income level of country 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 Child mortality by income level of country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality by income level of country
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, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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