New Caledonia vs Tonga: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
New Caledonia
7.81 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Tonga
7.92 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
New Caledonia rank
138th
Tonga rank
136th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- New Caledonia
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 7.92 deaths per 1,000 people against 7.81 deaths per 1,000 people in New Caledonia, a difference of 0.11 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was New Caledonia ahead.
New Caledonia ranks 138th and Tonga ranks 136th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, New Caledonia averaged higher in 7 and Tonga in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Caledonia | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 91.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 77.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 13.97 deaths per 1,000 people | New Caledonia |
| 1960s | 63.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 46.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.19 deaths per 1,000 people | New Caledonia |
| 1970s | 41.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 27.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.27 deaths per 1,000 people | New Caledonia |
| 1980s | 26.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.69 deaths per 1,000 people | New Caledonia |
| 1990s | 18.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.72 deaths per 1,000 people | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 12.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.75 deaths per 1,000 people | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 9.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4142 deaths per 1,000 people | New Caledonia |
| 2020s | 8.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1181 deaths per 1,000 people | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, New Caledonia or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 7.92 deaths per 1,000 people against 7.81 deaths per 1,000 people in New Caledonia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between New Caledonia and Tonga?
- 0.11 deaths per 1,000 people, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Tonga?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do New Caledonia and Tonga rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- New Caledonia ranks 138th and Tonga ranks 136th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.