Ghana vs Togo
Ghana vs Togo: Infant mortality
Infant mortality in 2023: 30.7 per 1,000 live births in Ghana and 41.4 per 1,000 live births in Togo, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Togo, by 10.7 per 1,000 live births, or 1.35 times that in Ghana.
deaths per 1,000 live births · UN
What the numbers say
- Togo has been higher since 1954, when it overtook Ghana.
- In 2023, Ghana ranked 43 and Togo ranked 26 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Ghana at 9.8 per 1,000 live births and Togo at 13.6 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.
Every year
deaths per 1,000 live births · UN
| Year | Ghana | Togo | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 30.7 | 41.4 | 27.3 |
| 2022 | 31.6 | 42.6 | 28.2 |
| 2021 | 32.5 | 43.8 | 28.4 |
| 2020 | 33.5 | 45.1 | 28.7 |
| 2019 | 34.5 | 46.4 | 29.2 |
| 2018 | 35.6 | 47.8 | 29.7 |
| 2017 | 36.8 | 49.2 | 30.3 |
| 2016 | 38 | 50.6 | 31.1 |
| 2015 | 39.3 | 52 | 32.1 |
| 2014 | 40.7 | 53.5 | 32.9 |
| 2013 | 42.2 | 55 | 33.9 |
| 2012 | 43.8 | 56.5 | 35 |
| 2011 | 45.5 | 58.1 | 36.8 |
| 2010 | 47.2 | 59.7 | 37.7 |
| 2009 | 48.9 | 61.2 | 39.1 |
| 2008 | 50.5 | 62.8 | 40.4 |
| 2007 | 52.1 | 64.5 | 42 |
| 2006 | 53.7 | 66.1 | 43.7 |
| 2005 | 55.2 | 67.7 | 45.4 |
| 2004 | 56.8 | 69.4 | 47.2 |
| 2003 | 58.6 | 71.1 | 48.8 |
| 2002 | 60.3 | 72.9 | 50.6 |
| 2001 | 62.3 | 74.7 | 52.2 |
| 2000 | 64.3 | 76.5 | 53.7 |
| 1999 | 66.2 | 78.2 | 55.5 |
| 1998 | 68.1 | 80 | 57.1 |
| 1997 | 69.7 | 81.5 | 58.3 |
| 1996 | 71.1 | 83.1 | 59.6 |
| 1995 | 72.6 | 84.5 | 60.8 |
| 1994 | 74 | 85.8 | 62 |
| 1993 | 75 | 87 | 62.9 |
| 1992 | 76.6 | 88.1 | 64.1 |
| 1991 | 78.6 | 89.1 | 64.9 |
| 1990 | 80.7 | 90.1 | 64.9 |
| 1989 | 83.2 | 91.1 | 66.2 |
| 1988 | 85.9 | 92.3 | 68 |
| 1987 | 88.8 | 93.4 | 68.6 |
| 1986 | 91.5 | 94.7 | 70.8 |
| 1985 | 94 | 96.1 | 72.9 |
| 1984 | 96.2 | 97.6 | 74.6 |
| 1983 | 98.1 | 99.2 | 76.1 |
| 1982 | 99.7 | 100.8 | 76.6 |
| 1981 | 100.8 | 102.5 | 78.7 |
| 1980 | 102.1 | 104.3 | 80.6 |
| 1979 | 103.5 | 106.1 | 82.5 |
| 1978 | 105.2 | 107.9 | 84.7 |
| 1977 | 107.2 | 109.7 | 86.4 |
| 1976 | 109.3 | 111.6 | 88.1 |
| 1975 | 111.7 | 113.4 | 89.6 |
| 1974 | 113.8 | 115.2 | 90.9 |
| 1973 | 115.8 | 117 | 92.1 |
| 1972 | 117.4 | 118.7 | 93.6 |
| 1971 | 118.7 | 120.5 | 96.1 |
| 1970 | 119.4 | 122.1 | 96.9 |
| 1969 | 119.9 | 123.7 | 98.3 |
| 1968 | 120.1 | 125.2 | 100.2 |
| 1967 | 120.2 | 126.7 | 103.1 |
| 1966 | 120.3 | 128 | 104.9 |
| 1965 | 120.4 | 129.3 | 106.4 |
| 1964 | 120.8 | 130.4 | 106.1 |
| 1963 | 121.2 | 131.5 | 107.7 |
| 1962 | 121.9 | 132.5 | 110.2 |
| 1961 | 122.9 | 133.4 | 121.5 |
| 1960 | 124.1 | 134.3 | 131.8 |
| 1959 | 125.5 | 135.1 | 125.7 |
| 1958 | 127.2 | 135.9 | 117.7 |
| 1957 | 129.1 | 136.6 | 120 |
| 1956 | 131.3 | 137.2 | 121.9 |
| 1955 | 133.7 | 137.8 | 124.8 |
| 1954 | 136.5 | 138.4 | 127.7 |
| 1953 | 139.5 | 139 | 130.1 |
| 1952 | 142.5 | 139.6 | 132.7 |
| 1951 | 145.7 | 140.1 | 136 |
| 1950 | 149.2 | 140.7 | 138.1 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Ghana | Togo | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3025.2–35.2 | 40.6 | 26.9 |
| 2025 | 29.522.1–36.3 | 39.8 | 26.4 |
| 2026 | 2920–37.7 | 39.2 | 25.9 |
| 2027 | 28.518.6–38.5 | 38.5 | 25.4 |
| 2028 | 27.917.2–38.8 | 37.8 | 24.9 |
| 2029 | 27.415.8–39.3 | 37.2 | 24.5 |
| 2030 | 2714.8–39.2 | 36.6 | 24 |
| 2031 | 26.513.8–40 | 36 | 23.6 |
| 2032 | 26.113.3–41 | 35.4 | 23.2 |
| 2033 | 25.612.5–41.7 | 34.8 | 22.8 |
| 2034 | 25.211.5–42 | 34.2 | 22.3 |
| 2035 | 24.711–42.4 | 33.7 | 21.9 |
| 2036 | 24.210.4–42.3 | 33.2 | 21.5 |
| 2037 | 23.79.8–42.6 | 32.6 | 21.1 |
| 2038 | 23.29.5–43 | 32.1 | 20.8 |
| 2039 | 22.89.3–43.5 | 31.6 | 20.4 |
| 2040 | 22.38.8–44.3 | 31 | 20 |
| 2041 | 21.98.5–43.8 | 30.4 | 19.7 |
| 2042 | 21.58.1–43.6 | 29.8 | 19.4 |
| 2043 | 21.18.1–44 | 29.2 | 19 |
| 2044 | 20.77.3–44.2 | 28.6 | 18.7 |
| 2045 | 20.37.2–44.3 | 28.1 | 18.4 |
| 2046 | 19.97–43.9 | 27.6 | 18.2 |
| 2047 | 19.56.7–44 | 27.1 | 17.9 |
| 2048 | 19.26.6–43.8 | 26.6 | 17.7 |
| 2049 | 18.86.3–44.5 | 26.1 | 17.5 |
| 2050 | 18.56–45.2 | 25.7 | 17.3 |
| 2051 | 18.25.9–44.8 | 25.3 | 17.1 |
| 2052 | 17.95.7–45.3 | 24.8 | 16.9 |
| 2053 | 17.65.5–45.2 | 24.4 | 16.7 |
| 2054 | 17.25.4–45 | 24 | 16.5 |
| 2055 | 16.95.3–44.9 | 23.6 | 16.3 |
| 2056 | 16.65.1–44.6 | 23.2 | 16.1 |
| 2057 | 16.45.1–44.6 | 22.8 | 15.9 |
| 2058 | 16.15.1–44.7 | 22.4 | 15.7 |
| 2059 | 15.84.9–44.5 | 22.1 | 15.5 |
| 2060 | 15.64.8–44.3 | 21.7 | 15.3 |
| 2061 | 15.44.8–44.2 | 21.4 | 15.1 |
| 2062 | 15.14.7–43.6 | 21.1 | 14.9 |
| 2063 | 14.94.7–44.2 | 20.8 | 14.7 |
| 2064 | 14.74.5–43.8 | 20.5 | 14.5 |
| 2065 | 14.44.4–43.2 | 20.2 | 14.3 |
| 2066 | 14.24.4–43.9 | 19.9 | 14.1 |
| 2067 | 144.4–44 | 19.6 | 13.9 |
| 2068 | 13.84.1–43.7 | 19.3 | 13.8 |
| 2069 | 13.64.1–42.7 | 19 | 13.6 |
| 2070 | 13.44.1–43 | 18.8 | 13.4 |
| 2071 | 13.33.8–43.2 | 18.5 | 13.2 |
| 2072 | 13.13.9–43.7 | 18.2 | 13 |
| 2073 | 12.93.8–42.4 | 18 | 12.9 |
| 2074 | 12.83.9–42.9 | 17.7 | 12.7 |
| 2075 | 12.73.7–44 | 17.5 | 12.6 |
| 2076 | 12.53.7–42.9 | 17.2 | 12.4 |
| 2077 | 12.43.6–42.6 | 17 | 12.3 |
| 2078 | 12.23.7–44 | 16.8 | 12.1 |
| 2079 | 12.13.6–43.3 | 16.6 | 12 |
| 2080 | 11.93.6–43.7 | 16.4 | 11.8 |
| 2081 | 11.83.4–44.2 | 16.2 | 11.7 |
| 2082 | 11.73.4–43.6 | 16 | 11.6 |
| 2083 | 11.53.3–44.3 | 15.9 | 11.5 |
| 2084 | 11.43.3–43.3 | 15.8 | 11.4 |
| 2085 | 11.33.3–42.8 | 15.6 | 11.3 |
| 2086 | 11.23.3–43.4 | 15.5 | 11.1 |
| 2087 | 11.13.2–42.8 | 15.3 | 11 |
| 2088 | 113.2–43.2 | 15.2 | 10.9 |
| 2089 | 10.93.2–43.8 | 15 | 10.8 |
| 2090 | 10.73.1–42.1 | 14.9 | 10.7 |
| 2091 | 10.63–41.7 | 14.8 | 10.6 |
| 2092 | 10.53–40.6 | 14.6 | 10.5 |
| 2093 | 10.43–40.6 | 14.5 | 10.4 |
| 2094 | 10.32.9–40.9 | 14.4 | 10.3 |
| 2095 | 10.22.9–41.5 | 14.2 | 10.1 |
| 2096 | 10.12.9–41.8 | 14.1 | 10 |
| 2097 | 10.12.8–41.5 | 14 | 9.9 |
| 2098 | 9.92.8–40.5 | 13.9 | 9.8 |
| 2099 | 9.82.8–42 | 13.7 | 9.7 |
| 2100 | 9.82.8–41.9 | 13.6 | 9.6 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Ghana vs Togo
Health
- Life expectancyGhana: 65.5 years in 2023Togo: 62.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGhana: 3.6 per 100 live births in 2024Togo: 5.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Safe drinking waterGhana: 44.5% in 2022Togo: 19.4% in 2022
- DepressionGhana: 3.4% in 2017Togo: 3.66% in 2017
- Suicide rateGhana: 9.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Togo: 12.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGhana: 33.8 million people in 2023Togo: 8.22 million people in 2023
- Population growthGhana: 1.9% a year in 2023Togo: 2.2% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGhana: 3.4 births per woman in 2023Togo: 4.19 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGhana: 58.9% in 2025Togo: 44.4% in 2025
- Median ageGhana: 20.9 years in 2023Togo: 18.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGhana: 3.6% in 2023Togo: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateGhana: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Togo: -1.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGhana: 0.48% of GDP in 2025Togo: 1.87% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGhana: $385M in 2025Togo: $192M in 2025
- Military spending per personGhana: $15 in 2025Togo: $21 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGhana: 2.4% of government spending in 2025Togo: 7.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGhana: 16,000 people in 2020Togo: 10,000 people in 2020
- National powerGhana: 0.17% of world capability in 2022Togo: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGhana: 0.13% of the labour force in 2020Togo: 0.38% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGhana: 5 million TIV in 2025Togo: 5 million TIV in 2025