Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Estonia or Tonga?

Tonga, at 26 deaths against 24 deaths in Estonia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Tonga?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Estonia vs Tonga: Number of children who die before age 5

Estonia

24 deaths

in 2023

Tonga

26 deaths

in 2023

Estonia rank

190th

Tonga rank

188th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Estonia
Tonga

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 26 deaths against 24 deaths in Estonia, a difference of 2 deaths.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 190th and Tonga ranks 188th of 236 countries.

Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1950s	887.7 deaths	295.5 deaths	592.2 deaths	Estonia
1960s	544 deaths	210.4 deaths	333.6 deaths	Estonia
1970s	468.3 deaths	127.6 deaths	340.7 deaths	Estonia
1980s	465.2 deaths	88.1 deaths	377.1 deaths	Estonia
1990s	251.8 deaths	60.6 deaths	191.2 deaths	Estonia
2000s	105.8 deaths	46.8 deaths	59 deaths	Estonia
2010s	48.3 deaths	34.3 deaths	14 deaths	Estonia
2020s	30.5 deaths	27 deaths	3.5 deaths	Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Estonia or Tonga?: Tonga, at 26 deaths against 24 deaths in Estonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Estonia and Tonga?: 2 deaths, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Tonga?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Estonia and Tonga rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Estonia ranks 190th and Tonga ranks 188th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.