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

Martinique, at 31 deaths against 26 deaths in Tonga as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Martinique and Tonga?

5 deaths, with Martinique ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Martinique 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.

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

Martinique

31 deaths

in 2023

Tonga

26 deaths

in 2023

Martinique rank

186th

Tonga rank

188th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Martinique
Tonga

How they compare

Martinique currently reports 31 deaths against 26 deaths in Tonga, a difference of 5 deaths.

That makes Martinique's figure about 1.2 times Tonga's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Martinique ahead.

Martinique ranks 186th and Tonga ranks 188th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Martinique averaged higher in 5 and Tonga in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Martinique	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1950s	777.6 deaths	295.5 deaths	482.1 deaths	Martinique
1960s	579.3 deaths	210.4 deaths	368.9 deaths	Martinique
1970s	228.9 deaths	127.6 deaths	101.3 deaths	Martinique
1980s	83.2 deaths	88.1 deaths	4.9 deaths	Tonga
1990s	51.3 deaths	60.6 deaths	9.3 deaths	Tonga
2000s	43.6 deaths	46.8 deaths	3.2 deaths	Tonga
2010s	37.8 deaths	34.3 deaths	3.5 deaths	Martinique
2020s	31.75 deaths	27 deaths	4.75 deaths	Martinique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Martinique or Tonga?: Martinique, at 31 deaths against 26 deaths in Tonga as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Martinique and Tonga?: 5 deaths, with Martinique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Martinique and Tonga?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Martinique and Tonga rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Martinique ranks 186th 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.