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Togo

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In brief

Doctors per 1,000 people: 0.1 (2022). World rank 174 of 180 (1 = best); in Africa, 46 of 51. Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people: 0.5 (2022). World rank 184 of 192 (1 = best); in Africa, 45 of 52. Hospital beds per 1,000 people: 0.3 (2022). World rank 146 of 150 (1 = best); in Africa, 23 of 27. From 2014 to 2024: primary school enrolment 122% → 114%, children vaccinated against measles 77% → 81%, and infant deaths per 1,000 births 46.8 → 34.8. Worse than all its neighbours (Benin, Burkina Faso, and Ghana): doctors per 1,000 people, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, HIV prevalence, and out-of-pocket health spending.

Education

Adult literacy
72.6% 2022
Primary school enrolment
114% 2024
Secondary school enrolment
63.4% 2023
Higher education enrolment
14.9% 2020
Public spending on education, share of GDP
4.1% 2023

Healthcare

Health spending, share of GDP
6.1% 2023
Health spending per person
$60 2023
Out-of-pocket health spending, share of total
64.3% 2023
Doctors per 1,000 people
0.1 2022
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
0.5 2022
Hospital beds per 1,000 people
0.3 2022
Children vaccinated against measles
81% 2024

Public health

Infant deaths per 1,000 births
34.8 2024
Deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births
56.1 2024
Maternal deaths per 100,000 births
349 2023
HIV prevalence, ages 15–49
1.6% 2024
Diabetes prevalence, ages 20–79
4.8% 2024
Overweight adults
31% 2022
Adults who use tobacco
5.8% 2024

Living conditions

Access to safe drinking water
64.8% 2024
Access to basic sanitation
25.2% 2024
Access to clean cooking fuels
15% 2024