Life expectancy at birth, male in Togo
Togo: Life expectancy at birth, male was 62.7 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Togo, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, male in Togo stood at 62.7 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Togo peaked at 62.7 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.99 years, in 1960.
Togo ranks 188th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.28 years | 41.99 years | 44.75 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.32 years | 45.14 years | 50.11 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.49 years | 50.86 years | 53.28 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.04 years | 52.83 years | 53.53 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.18 years | 53.84 years | 56.57 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.78 years | 56.89 years | 60.89 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.83 years | 60.78 years | 62.7 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 185 Sudan 63.45 years compare
- 186 Ghana 63.31 years compare
- 187 South Africa 62.78 years compare
- 189 Angola 62.27 years compare
- 190 Equatorial Guinea 62.22 years compare
- 191 Madagascar 62.12 years compare
More health data for Togo
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 122,609 (2025)
- Population, male 48.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 2.51 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 3.47 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 113,220 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Togo?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Togo was 62.7 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 62.7 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.99 years in 1960.
- How does Togo rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Togo ranks 188th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.