Argentina vs Tonga: Child mortality rate
Argentina
0.95 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Tonga
0.95 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Argentina rank
128th
Tonga rank
128th
Child mortality rate over time
- Argentina
- Tonga
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 0.95 deaths per 100 live births against 0.95 deaths per 100 live births in Tonga, a difference of 0 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Tonga ahead.
Argentina ranks 128th and Tonga ranks 128th of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 5 and Tonga in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.05 deaths per 100 live births | 6.28 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2283 deaths per 100 live births | Tonga |
| 1970s | 6.23 deaths per 100 live births | 3.88 deaths per 100 live births | 2.35 deaths per 100 live births | Argentina |
| 1980s | 3.32 deaths per 100 live births | 2.61 deaths per 100 live births | 0.711 deaths per 100 live births | Argentina |
| 1990s | 2.47 deaths per 100 live births | 1.93 deaths per 100 live births | 0.533 deaths per 100 live births | Argentina |
| 2000s | 1.71 deaths per 100 live births | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | 0.202 deaths per 100 live births | Argentina |
| 2010s | 1.22 deaths per 100 live births | 1.2 deaths per 100 live births | 0.02 deaths per 100 live births | Argentina |
| 2020s | 0.99 deaths per 100 live births | 1.01 deaths per 100 live births | 0.018 deaths per 100 live births | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Argentina or Tonga?
- Argentina, at 0.95 deaths per 100 live births against 0.95 deaths per 100 live births in Tonga as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Argentina and Tonga?
- 0 deaths per 100 live births, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Tonga?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Tonga rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Argentina ranks 128th and Tonga ranks 128th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.