Mortality rate, under-5 in Togo
Togo: Mortality rate, under-5 was 56.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, under-5 in Togo, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, under-5 in Togo is 56.1 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Togo peaked at 259.7 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 56.1 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Togo ranks 23rd 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 245.76 per 1,000 live births | 229.4 per 1,000 live births | 259.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 204.39 per 1,000 live births | 183.7 per 1,000 live births | 225.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 162.97 per 1,000 live births | 149.5 per 1,000 live births | 179.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 136.2 per 1,000 live births | 122.8 per 1,000 live births | 147.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 104.42 per 1,000 live births | 90.9 per 1,000 live births | 119.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.72 per 1,000 live births | 66 per 1,000 live births | 88.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.02 per 1,000 live births | 56.1 per 1,000 live births | 63.9 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 117,180 (2025)
- Population, male 4.21 million (2025)
- Population, male 48.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 42.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 1.77 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 11, female, interpolated 112,392 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5 in Togo?
- Mortality rate, under-5 in Togo was 56.1 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, under-5 recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 259.7 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Togo rank for mortality rate, under-5?
- Togo ranks 23rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. 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, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.