TOGO
Demographic Indicators
| Population (1,000s) | 4,255 | Growth Rate (%) | 3.6 |
| Infant Mortality Rate: Both Sexes |
96 89 82 |
Life
Expectancy: Both
Sexes |
57 55 59 |
| Crude Birth Rate | 47 | Crude Death Rate | 11 |
| Total Fertility Rate | 6.9 | Percent Urban | 30 |
| Note: Above Indicators are for 1994 | |||
| Cumulative AIDS rate (per 1000) as of 2/23/94 | .83 | ||
| Cumulative AIDS Cases as of 2/23/94 | 3,472 | ||
Country Profile
I. Socio-Demographic Indicators, 1995
| Estimated total population | 4,410,000a |
| Estimate of female population 15-49, 1995 | 212,000* |
| Estimate of female population 15-49, 1995 | 924,000* |
| Projected population of women age 15-19, 2000 | 252,000* |
| Projected population of women age 15-49, 2000 | 1086000* |
| Percent urban population | 30%a |
| Urban population | 1,336,000a |
| Rate of growth, percent | 3.6%a |
| Population doubling time, years | 19a |
| Life expectancy at birth for male/female years | 56/60a |
| Infant mortality rate, per 10000 live births | 86a |
| Mortality rate of children <age 5, per 1000 live births | 135a |
| Total fertility rate | 6.9%a |
| Average age at first marriage for women | 18.4dhs |
| Females age 15-19 as % of total female population | 19% |
| Females age 15-19 as % of female population 15-49dhs | 21.5% |
a: Country briefing packet: PRB, 1995
*: (age and sex distribution of the world populations-UN, 1994
Revision)
DHS: 1988 figures
e: The World Health Report 1995
II. Socioeconomic Characteristics
Ethnic groups: Ewe, Mina, Kabye, Cotocoli, Moba, 29 other groups b
Languages: French (official), Ewe, Mina, Kabye (local) b
Religions: Animist (70%), Christian (20%), Muslim (10%) b
Annual per capita income (1987 est.): $390 b
Adult literacy rate for M/F a: 56%/31%
Primary school gross enrollment ratio for M/F, 1986-1990 a*: 134/87
Secondary school gross enrollment for M/F, 1986-1990 a: 35/12
% of married women in a polygamous relationship dhs: 53.3%
b: Background notes: US State Department,
February 1990 and 1996 World Almanac
*: Ratio: total # enrolled in primary school / total # of primary
school age in population
III. Family Planning
| Activity | Yes/No | Date |
| Existence of policy development | Yes | NA |
| Existence of Family Planning strategy plan | No | NA |
| National Family Planning coordination | Yes | NA |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate among married women of reproductive age (MWRA) 1993 | |||
| All Methods | 33.9% | Modern Methods | 3% |
| Female sterilization | 0.6% | Pill | 0.4% |
| Male sterilization | 0 | Injectable | 0.2% |
| IUD | 0.8% | Condom | 0.4% |
| Female barrier | 0.6% | NORPLANT | - |
| Percent of women obtaining modern methods from the following facilities: | |
| Government clinic/hospital | 41.8 |
| Pharmacy | 22.6 |
| Market | 9.6 |
| Association Togolaise pour le BEF | 8.7 |
| Private doctor/clinic | 3.5 |
| Other | 6.1 |
| Percent of population with access to family planning services, 1989 | |||
| Method | Total | Urban | Rural |
| IUD insertion | 25 | 100 | 0 |
| Pill | 48 | 100 | 30 |
| Injectables | 25 | 100 | 0 |
| Female Sterilization | 4 | 15 | 0 |
| Male Sterilization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Condom | 63 | 100 | 50 |
Note: There were no statistics provided for the distance to health centers in the Togo DHS. Access is defined here as "spending no more than 2 hours per month in traveling to obtain contraceptives and spending no more than 1% of monthly wages on contraceptives".
Minimum legal age at marriage for women: 17
Minimum legal age at marriage for men: 20
Legal status of abortion:
| Knowledge DHS survey, 1988 | |
| Percentage of women who know a specific contraceptive method: | All women: 80.8 Married women: 81.4 Urban: 92.6 Rural: 76.9 |
| Percentage of women who know a source of procurement for Family Planning: | All women: 78.1 Married women: 78.6 Urban: 91.3 Rural: 73.4 |
| Ideal number of children desired by women: | Urban: 4.3 Rural: 5.8 |
| Partition of married women according to desire to have more children by age | ||||||||
Five Year Age Groups |
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| Desire to have more children | 15-19 | 20-24 | 25-29 | 30-34 | 35-39 | 40-44 | 45-49 | Total |
| In 2 years | 26.0 | 15.7 | 23.1 | 20.8 | 16.8 | 18.6 | 12.1 | 19.2 |
| In more than 2 years | 60.9 | 72.9 | 61.3 | 42.2 | 32.4 | 14.8 | 8.7 | 47.3 |
| Do not know when | 10.9 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 6.2 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
| Undecided | 1.0 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 3.7 |
| Do not want more children | 1.0 | 4.3 | 9.1 | 28.1 | 40.6 | 56.4 | 68.4 | 24.8 |
IV. Media
Percentage of households possessing working radio or television: not applicable
| Media Access, 1992-1994 | |
| Daily Newspapers | 1 |
| Circulation | 10,000 |
| Circulation per 1000 | 3 |
| Radio sets (total) | 719,000 |
| Radio sets per 1000 | 210 |
| TV sets (total) | 20,000 |
| TV sets per 1000 | 5.8 |
Reason for
non-utilization of contraceptives |
|
| Desire Child | 35 |
| Other | 23 |
| Lack of information | 22 |
| Negative effect on health | 9 |
| Opposition of spouse | 8 |
| Religion | 3 |
V. AIDS
| Estimates of HIV-1 seroprevalence, by residence and risk factor | |||
| Capital/Major City | Outside Major City | ||
| Low risk | High risk | Low risk | High risk |
| - | 3.1 | 3.0 | 7.3 |
Rate represents infection with HIV1 only and dual infection, HIV1 & HIV2
Definition: High risk - prostitutes and clients, STD patients, or other persons with known risk factors; Low risk - pregnant women, blood donors, or other persons with no known risk factors. (Source: Recent Seroprevalence levels by country: July 1995, Pop. Division, US Bureau of the Census)
| AIDS cases reported to WHO by country/area | ||||||
| 1979-92 | 1993 | 1993 Rate* | 1994 | 1994 Rate | 1995 | Total |
| 2142 | 1330 | 35.1 | 1284 | 32.8 | 853 | 5609 |
| *: per 100,000; Regional Office for Africa (AFRO) | ||||||
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