Philippines vs Tonga: Death rate, crude

Philippines
6.35 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Tonga
6.44 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Philippines rank
143rd
Tonga rank
142nd

Death rate, crude over time

  • Philippines
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Tonga currently reports 6.44 per 1,000 people against 6.35 per 1,000 people in Philippines, a difference of 0.09 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tonga ahead.

Philippines ranks 143rd and Tonga ranks 142nd of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 3 and Tonga in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines Tonga Difference Ahead
1960s 8.96 per 1,000 people 9.18 per 1,000 people 0.2234 per 1,000 people Tonga
1970s 8.03 per 1,000 people 6.89 per 1,000 people 1.13 per 1,000 people Philippines
1980s 7.4 per 1,000 people 6.7 per 1,000 people 0.7061 per 1,000 people Philippines
1990s 5.99 per 1,000 people 6.72 per 1,000 people 0.7281 per 1,000 people Tonga
2000s 5.43 per 1,000 people 6.43 per 1,000 people 0.9968 per 1,000 people Tonga
2010s 5.59 per 1,000 people 6.35 per 1,000 people 0.7607 per 1,000 people Tonga
2020s 6.53 per 1,000 people 6.5 per 1,000 people 0.031 per 1,000 people Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Philippines or Tonga?
Tonga, at 6.44 per 1,000 people against 6.35 per 1,000 people in Philippines as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Philippines and Tonga?
0.09 per 1,000 people, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Tonga?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Philippines and Tonga rank globally for death rate, crude?
Philippines ranks 143rd and Tonga ranks 142nd of 217 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
265 places, 17,195 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.