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

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

How many years of comparable data are there for Montenegro 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.

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

Montenegro

24 deaths

in 2023

Tonga

26 deaths

in 2023

Montenegro rank

190th

Tonga rank

188th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Montenegro
Tonga

How they compare

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

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Montenegro ahead.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Montenegro	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,447 deaths	295.5 deaths	1,152 deaths	Montenegro
1960s	782.5 deaths	210.4 deaths	572.1 deaths	Montenegro
1970s	360.6 deaths	127.6 deaths	233 deaths	Montenegro
1980s	253.6 deaths	88.1 deaths	165.5 deaths	Montenegro
1990s	145 deaths	60.6 deaths	84.4 deaths	Montenegro
2000s	94.8 deaths	46.8 deaths	48 deaths	Montenegro
2010s	39.7 deaths	34.3 deaths	5.4 deaths	Montenegro
2020s	28 deaths	27 deaths	1 deaths	Montenegro

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Montenegro or Tonga?: Tonga, at 26 deaths against 24 deaths in Montenegro as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Montenegro and Tonga?: 2 deaths, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Montenegro and Tonga?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Montenegro and Tonga rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Montenegro 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.