Life expectancy at birth, male in Togo

Togo: Life expectancy at birth, male was 62.7 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
62.7 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
188th
of 215 countries
All-time high
62.7 years
in 2024
All-time low
41.99 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, male in Togo, 1960–2024

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 185 Sudan 63.45 years compare
  2. 186 Ghana 63.31 years compare
  3. 187 South Africa 62.78 years compare
  4. 189 Angola 62.27 years compare
  5. 190 Equatorial Guinea 62.22 years compare
  6. 191 Madagascar 62.12 years compare

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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

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
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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.