Health in Maritime, Togo: official figures
37.4% of children aged 6 to 59 months tested in Maritime (outside Grand Lomé) carried the malaria parasite (by microscopy) in the 2020 Malaria Indicator Survey, 3rd lowest of Togo's 6 regions, counting Grand Lomé (Togo: 35.5%).
Do children in Maritime sleep under mosquito nets?
66.0% of children under five in Maritime (outside Grand Lomé) slept under an insecticide-treated mosquito net the night before the 2020 survey, 3rd lowest of Togo's 6 regions, counting Grand Lomé (Togo: 66.8%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques et Démographiques (INSEED) with the Programme National de Lutte contre le Paludisme (Ministry of Health) · saved copyDo pregnant women in Maritime get antenatal care?
73.4% of recent mothers in Maritime (outside Grand Lomé) had at least four antenatal visits during their last pregnancy (2020 survey), 2nd highest of Togo's 6 regions, counting Grand Lomé (Togo: 69.9%); 60.2% received the recommended three or more doses of preventive malaria treatment (Togo: 52.6%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques et Démographiques (INSEED) with the Programme National de Lutte contre le Paludisme (Ministry of Health) · saved copyHow many people die of malaria in Maritime?
82 people died of malaria in hospitals in Maritime (outside Grand Lomé) in 2024, 55 of them children under five; malaria caused 14.3% of all hospital deaths there (Togo: 993 deaths and 18.3%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques et Démographiques (INSEED) · saved copyHow often do people in Maritime visit a health facility?
Health facilities in Maritime (outside Grand Lomé) recorded 678,626 outpatient consultations in 2024, about 0.50 per resident counted in 2022, 2nd lowest of Togo's 6 regions, counting Grand Lomé (Togo: 0.54).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques et Démographiques (INSEED) · saved copyMore figures
- Health facilities and community health workers in Maritime (outside Grand Lomé) recorded 362,097 confirmed malaria cases in 2024, about 269 for every 1,000 residents counted in 2022, 2nd lowest of Togo's 6 regions, counting Grand Lomé (Togo: 270). Source: Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques et Démographiques (INSEED) · saved copy
- Hospitals in Maritime (outside Grand Lomé) admitted 31,589 patients in 2024 and recorded 948 deaths among them (3.0% of admissions); this hospital death rate is the lowest of Togo's 6 regions, counting Grand Lomé (Togo: 4.6%). Source: Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques et Démographiques (INSEED) · saved copy
How Maritime compares with other regions
Children 6-59 months with malaria (microscopy) (2020)
Maritime ranks 4 of 6, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 6-59 months with malaria (microscopy) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plateaux | 48.7% |
| 2 | Kara | 40.6% |
| 3 | Centrale | 37.5% |
| 4 | Maritime | 37.4% |
| 5 | Savanes | 32.6% |
| 6 | Grand Lomé | 10.7% |
Children under 5 who slept under a treated net (2020)
Maritime ranks 4 of 6, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 who slept under a treated net |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Savanes | 74.4% |
| 2 | Centrale | 74.1% |
| 3 | Plateaux | 70.4% |
| 4 | Maritime | 66.0% |
| 5 | Grand Lomé | 59.8% |
| 6 | Kara | 58.3% |
Mothers with 4+ antenatal visits (2020)
Maritime ranks 2 of 6, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Mothers with 4+ antenatal visits |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Lomé | 82.7% |
| 2 | Maritime | 73.4% |
| 3 | Centrale | 71.2% |
| 4 | Plateaux | 63.5% |
| 5 | Kara | 63.4% |
| 6 | Savanes | 61.2% |
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Sources
- Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques et Démographiques (INSEED): Annuaire Statistique National 2024: Tables 4.1 (RGPH-5 housing), 10.4, 10.7, 10.11, 10.18, 10.19, 11.1, 11.6 (education ministry MEPSTA/DPSSE), 15.3-15.5, 15.16, 15.23 (health ministry DSNISI/PNLP, DHIS2), 19.6 (agriculture ministry), 25.9 (CEET) and 27.3 (TdE), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 198d9891c0ef…)
- Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques et Démographiques (INSEED) with the Programme National de Lutte contre le Paludisme (Ministry of Health): Enquête sur les Indicateurs du Paludisme au Togo (EIPT) 2020, final report: Tables 3.8, 3.11, 3.12 and 4.5.1, read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 982644b1674f…)
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