Suicide mortality rate in Togo
Togo: Suicide mortality rate was 9.34 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate in Togo, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicide mortality rate in Togo is 9.34 per 100,000 population, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Togo peaked at 9.98 per 100,000 population in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8.33 per 100,000 population, in 2000.
Togo ranks 61st of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.89 per 100,000 population | 8.33 per 100,000 population | 9.54 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.77 per 100,000 population | 9.63 per 100,000 population | 9.98 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.36 per 100,000 population | 9.34 per 100,000 population | 9.38 per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 58 United Kingdom 9.55 per 100,000 population compare
- 59 Bulgaria 9.51 per 100,000 population compare
- 60 Canada 9.44 per 100,000 population compare
- 62 North Korea 9.31 per 100,000 population compare
- 63 Central African Republic 9.19 per 100,000 population compare
- 64 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.97 per 100,000 population 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 suicide mortality rate in Togo?
- Suicide mortality rate in Togo was 9.34 per 100,000 population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 9.98 per 100,000 population in 2016.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.33 per 100,000 population in 2000.
- How does Togo rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Togo ranks 61st out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).