Mortality rate, infant in Togo

Togo: Mortality rate, infant was 34.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
34.8 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
33rd
of 195 countries
All-time high
134.4 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
34.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Mortality rate, infant in Togo, 1960–2024

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Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

Togo recorded 34.8 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Togo peaked at 134.4 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 34.8 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.

Togo ranks 33rd of 195 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 129.21 per 1,000 live births 122.7 per 1,000 live births 134.4 per 1,000 live births 10
1970s 111.66 per 1,000 live births 102.2 per 1,000 live births 120.8 per 1,000 live births 10
1980s 92.54 per 1,000 live births 86.4 per 1,000 live births 100.2 per 1,000 live births 10
1990s 79.95 per 1,000 live births 72.8 per 1,000 live births 85.4 per 1,000 live births 10
2000s 62.28 per 1,000 live births 54.5 per 1,000 live births 70.8 per 1,000 live births 10
2010s 46.29 per 1,000 live births 40.2 per 1,000 live births 53 per 1,000 live births 10
2020s 36.96 per 1,000 live births 34.8 per 1,000 live births 39.1 per 1,000 live births 5

Countries ranked near Togo

  1. 30 Namibia 36.4 per 1,000 live births compare
  2. 31 Uganda 35.9 per 1,000 live births compare
  3. 32 Comoros 35 per 1,000 live births compare
  4. 34 East Timor 34.6 per 1,000 live births compare
  5. 34 Zambia 34.6 per 1,000 live births compare
  6. 36 Ethiopia 34.5 per 1,000 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, infant in Togo?
Mortality rate, infant in Togo was 34.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Togo?
The highest recorded value was 134.4 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Togo?
The lowest recorded value was 34.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
How does Togo rank for mortality rate, infant?
Togo ranks 33rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Togo?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Togo data come from?
The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 13,475 data points, 1960–2024
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Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.