Universal Health Coverage Partnership
A country-level resource for
Togo is a West African country with a population of 6 million people and a life expectancy at birth of 55 years (males) and 58 years (females). Poverty still affects over 60% of the population; the early 1990s saw aid suspension by many development partners due to political violence, lack of democracy, and human rights abuses. Following 2007 elections which were accepted as free and fair by the international community, aid slowly resumed, and investments made in social services including health. In 2010, Togo joined the International Health Partnership (IHP+, now UHC2030) which gave health sector stakeholders a clear impetus to cooperate on a new basis and harmonize their work in strengthening Togo’s health system. The MoH implemented a National Health Policy 2011-2022; a widespread and participatory situation analysis led to the development of a National Health Plan (PNDS) 2012-2015. The PNDS 2017-2022 has been developed to address challenges encountered by the first plan, and to move Togo towards achievement of UHC. You can access important planning documents for the country by clicking here.
| Key indicators: Togo | |
|---|---|
| WHO region | Africa |
| Child health | |
| Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis (DTP3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) (2019) | 84 |
| Demographic and socioeconomic statistics | |
| Poverty headcount ratio at $1.25 a day (PPP) (% of population) (2011) | 28.2 |
| Gender inequality index rank (2014) | 134 |
| Human development index rank (2014) | 162 |
| Health financing | |
| Total expenditure on health as a percentage of gross domestic product (2014) | 5.25 |
| Private expenditure on health as a percentage of total expenditure on health (2014) | 61.55 |
| General government expenditure on health as a percentage of total government expenditure (2014) | 7.85 |
| Health systems | |
| Physicians density (per 1000 population) (2008) | 0.058 |
| Nursing and midwifery personnel density (per 1000 population) (2008) | 0.3 |
| Mortality and global health estimates | |
| Neonatal mortality rate (per 1000 live births) (2018) | 24.9 (Both sexes) |
| Under-five mortality rate (probability of dying by age 5 per 1000 live births) (2018) | 69.8 (Both sexes) |
| 63.9 (Female) | |
| 75.3 (Male) | |
| Maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 live births) (2017) | 396 [ 270 - 557 ] |
| Sustainable development goals | |
| Life expectancy at birth (years) (2016) | 59.7 (Male) |
| 61.5 (Female) | |
| 60.6 (Both sexes) | |
| Births attended by skilled health personnel (%) (2017) | 69 |
| World Health Statistics | |
| Population (in thousands) total (2016) | 7606 |
| Population proportion under 15 (%) (2016) | 41.8 |
| Population proportion over 60 (%) (2016) | 1.0 |
| Literacy rate among adults aged >= 15 years (%) (2007-2012) | 60 |
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