Number of under-five deaths in Togo
Togo: Number of under-five deaths was 16,109 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths in Togo, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of under-five deaths in Togo stood at 16,109. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Togo peaked at 23,840 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 16,109, in 2024.
Togo ranks 46th 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 | 20,826 | 19,898 | 22,111 | 10 |
| 1970s | 23,448 | 22,558 | 23,803 | 10 |
| 1980s | 23,121 | 22,948 | 23,420 | 10 |
| 1990s | 23,100 | 22,248 | 23,840 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,656 | 21,364 | 22,180 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,755 | 17,984 | 21,471 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,878 | 16,109 | 17,628 | 5 |
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More health data for Togo
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 122,609 (2025)
- Population, male 48.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 113,220 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 2.51 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 3.47 million (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 number of under-five deaths in Togo?
- Number of under-five deaths in Togo was 16,109 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 23,840 in 1993.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,109 in 2024.
- How does Togo rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Togo ranks 46th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. 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 Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children dying before reaching age five.