Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Togo

Life expectancy at birth in Togo in 2024 — 62.9 years. Ranked 201 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 44.6%.

2024 62.9 years +0.31% vs 2023
World rank 201of 217
Period maximum 62.9 years2024
Period minimum 43.5 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Togo, 1960–202440455055606519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 43.5 years1962: 44 years1964: 44.6 years1966: 45.2 years1968: 46 years1970: 46.8 years1972: 47.7 years1974: 48.6 years1976: 49.5 years1978: 50.9 years1980: 52.1 years1982: 53.3 years1984: 54.1 years1986: 54.6 years1988: 54.9 years1990: 54.6 years1992: 54.1 years1994: 53.7 years1996: 53.8 years1998: 54 years2000: 54.6 years2002: 55 years2004: 55.6 years2006: 56.2 years2008: 56.7 years2010: 57.2 years2012: 58 years2014: 58.8 years2016: 59.7 years2018: 60.6 years2020: 61.1 years2022: 62.3 years2024: 62.9 years
Change over the period: +19.4 (+44.56%) Average annual rate: 0.58 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Togo

Togo 62.9 years
World 73.5 years
Sub-Saharan Africa 62.8 years
Western Africa computed 58.7 years
Low-income countries computed 65.2 years
Life expectancy at birth — Togo, by year Togo All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 62.9 +0.2 +0.31%
2023 62.7 +0.4 +0.72%
2022 62.3 +1 +1.56%
2021 61.3 +0.2 +0.32%
2020 61.1 +0.1 +0.13%
2019 61.1 +0.5 +0.75%
2018 60.6 +0.5 +0.77%
2017 60.1 +0.5 +0.78%
2016 59.7 +0.4 +0.75%
2015 59.2 +0.5 +0.77%
2014 58.8 +0.4 +0.72%
2013 58.4 +0.4 +0.7%
2012 58 +0.3 +0.57%
2011 57.6 +0.4 +0.67%
2010 57.2 +0.3 +0.53%
2009 56.9 +0.3 +0.49%
2008 56.7 +0.3 +0.48%
2007 56.4 +0.2 +0.43%
2006 56.2 +0.2 +0.4%
2005 55.9 +0.3 +0.58%
2004 55.6 +0.3 +0.54%
2003 55.3 +0.3 +0.49%
2002 55 +0.3 +0.52%
2001 54.8 +0.2 +0.31%
2000 54.6 +0.3 +0.5%
1999 54.3 +0.4 +0.66%
1998 54 +0.1 +0.2%
1997 53.9 +0 +0.05%
1996 53.8 +0.1 +0.23%
1995 53.7 −0 −0.04%
1994 53.7 −0.1 −0.24%
1993 53.9 −0.2 −0.42%
1992 54.1 −0.2 −0.33%
1991 54.3 −0.3 −0.56%
1990 54.6 −0.2 −0.32%
1989 54.7 −0.2 −0.31%
1988 54.9 +0.1 +0.15%
1987 54.8 +0.2 +0.38%
1986 54.6 +0.3 +0.46%
1985 54.4 +0.3 +0.5%
1984 54.1 +0.3 +0.61%
1983 53.8 +0.5 +0.94%
1982 53.3 +0.5 +0.93%
1981 52.8 +0.6 +1.22%
1980 52.1 +0.6 +1.22%
1979 51.5 +0.6 +1.2%
1978 50.9 +0.7 +1.47%
1977 50.2 +0.7 +1.32%
1976 49.5 +0.5 +0.94%
1975 49 +0.5 +0.93%
1974 48.6 +0.5 +0.95%
1973 48.1 +0.4 +0.94%
1972 47.7 +0.5 +0.97%
1971 47.2 +0.5 +0.96%
1970 46.8 +0.4 +0.92%
1969 46.4 +0.3 +0.72%
1968 46 +0.4 +0.89%
1967 45.6 +0.4 +0.86%
1966 45.2 +0.3 +0.69%
1965 44.9 +0.3 +0.71%
1964 44.6 +0.3 +0.74%
1963 44.3 +0.3 +0.62%
1962 44 +0.3 +0.58%
1961 43.7 +0.2 +0.48%
1960 43.5

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.