Number of child deaths per woman in Togo
Togo: Number of child deaths per woman was 0.2228 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of child deaths per woman in Togo, 1944–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in under-five deaths per woman.
Analysis
Togo recorded 0.2228 under-five deaths per woman for number of child deaths per woman in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 81 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths per woman in Togo peaked at 1.84 under-five deaths per woman in 1944 and was at its lowest, 0.2228 under-five deaths per woman, in 2024.
Togo ranks 24th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1.81 under-five deaths per woman | 1.79 under-five deaths per woman | 1.84 under-five deaths per woman | 6 |
| 1950s | 1.79 under-five deaths per woman | 1.75 under-five deaths per woman | 1.82 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.69 under-five deaths per woman | 1.62 under-five deaths per woman | 1.74 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.45 under-five deaths per woman | 1.29 under-five deaths per woman | 1.59 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.07 under-five deaths per woman | 0.9295 under-five deaths per woman | 1.24 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7793 under-five deaths per woman | 0.655 under-five deaths per woman | 0.9036 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5357 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4578 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6283 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3588 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2892 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4419 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2483 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2228 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2764 under-five deaths per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 21 Uganda 0.2387 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 22 Burundi 0.2386 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 23 Madagascar 0.2353 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 25 East Timor 0.2219 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 26 Zambia 0.2201 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 27 Zimbabwe 0.2095 under-five deaths per woman compare
More reference data data for Togo
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 4.19 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.19 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.19 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.571 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.6329 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 46.07 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 39.84 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.9718 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate -0.8094 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 52.07 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths per woman in Togo?
- Number of child deaths per woman in Togo was 0.2228 under-five deaths per woman in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.84 under-five deaths per woman in 1944.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2228 under-five deaths per woman in 2024.
- How does Togo rank for number of child deaths per woman?
- Togo ranks 24th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths per woman rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).