Nicaragua vs Tonga: Child mortality rate by household wealth
Nicaragua
1.15 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Tonga
0.9632 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
90th
Tonga rank
93rd
Child mortality rate by household wealth over time
- Nicaragua
- Tonga
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 1.15 deaths per 100 live births against 0.9632 deaths per 100 live births in Tonga, a difference of 0.1868 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.2 times Tonga's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.
Nicaragua ranks 90th and Tonga ranks 93rd of 106 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.68 deaths per 100 live births | 1.96 deaths per 100 live births | 3.72 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 3.15 deaths per 100 live births | 1.52 deaths per 100 live births | 1.63 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 1.86 deaths per 100 live births | 1.21 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6436 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 1.39 deaths per 100 live births | 1.02 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3655 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by household wealth, Nicaragua or Tonga?
- Nicaragua, at 1.15 deaths per 100 live births against 0.9632 deaths per 100 live births in Tonga as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by household wealth between Nicaragua and Tonga?
- 0.1868 deaths per 100 live births, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Tonga?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and Tonga rank globally for child mortality rate by household wealth?
- Nicaragua ranks 90th and Tonga ranks 93rd of 106 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate by household wealth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births in the middle 20% of the population in terms of wealth.