Life Expectancy at Birth in Togo
Togo: Life Expectancy at Birth was 62.94 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
62.94
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
200th
of 216 countries
All-time high
62.94
in 2024
All-time low
43.54
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Togo, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Togo is 62.94, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Togo peaked at 62.94 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.54, in 1960.
That places Togo 200th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43.54 | — |
| 1961 | 43.75 | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 44 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 44.27 | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 44.6 | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 44.92 | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 45.23 | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 45.62 | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 46.02 | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 46.35 | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 46.78 | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 47.23 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 47.69 | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 48.14 | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 48.59 | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 49.05 | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 49.51 | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 50.16 | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 50.9 | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 51.52 | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 52.15 | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 52.78 | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 53.27 | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 53.77 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 54.1 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 54.37 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 54.62 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 54.83 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 54.91 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 54.74 | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 54.57 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 54.26 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 54.08 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 53.86 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 53.73 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 53.71 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 53.83 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 53.85 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 53.96 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 54.32 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 54.59 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 54.76 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 55.04 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 55.31 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 55.61 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 55.93 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 56.15 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 56.4 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 56.66 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 56.94 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 57.24 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 57.62 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 57.95 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 58.36 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 58.78 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 59.23 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 59.68 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 60.15 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 60.61 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 61.06 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 61.14 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 61.34 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 62.29 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 62.74 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 62.94 | +0.3% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 62.94 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.85, 93% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Togo's 62.94 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.26, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.83 | 43.54 | 46.35 | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.96 | 46.78 | 51.52 | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.96 | 52.15 | 54.91 | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.02 | 53.71 | 54.57 | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.74 | 54.59 | 56.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.07 | 57.24 | 61.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.09 | 61.14 | 62.94 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More gender data for Togo
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,049 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.27 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 6,744 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 6,744 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 129,302 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 131,980 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 127,260 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 129,478 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 117,518 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Togo?
- Life expectancy at birth in Togo was 62.94 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 62.94 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.54 in 1960.
- How does Togo rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Togo ranks 200th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.