Ireland vs Tonga: Death rate, crude

Ireland
6.5 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Tonga
6.44 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Ireland rank
140th
Tonga rank
143rd

Death rate, crude over time

  • Ireland
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 6.5 per 1,000 people against 6.44 per 1,000 people in Tonga, a difference of 0.06 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 140th and Tonga ranks 143rd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 6 and Tonga in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Tonga Difference Ahead
1960s 11.63 per 1,000 people 9.18 per 1,000 people 2.45 per 1,000 people Ireland
1970s 10.69 per 1,000 people 6.89 per 1,000 people 3.8 per 1,000 people Ireland
1980s 9.3 per 1,000 people 6.7 per 1,000 people 2.6 per 1,000 people Ireland
1990s 8.75 per 1,000 people 6.72 per 1,000 people 2.03 per 1,000 people Ireland
2000s 7.03 per 1,000 people 6.43 per 1,000 people 0.6035 per 1,000 people Ireland
2010s 6.3 per 1,000 people 6.35 per 1,000 people 0.0536 per 1,000 people Tonga
2020s 6.58 per 1,000 people 6.5 per 1,000 people 0.076 per 1,000 people Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Ireland or Tonga?
Ireland, at 6.5 per 1,000 people against 6.44 per 1,000 people in Tonga as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Ireland and Tonga?
0.06 per 1,000 people, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Tonga?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Ireland and Tonga rank globally for death rate, crude?
Ireland ranks 140th and Tonga ranks 143rd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.