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

Seychelles, at 26 deaths against 26 deaths in Tonga as of 2023.

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

0 deaths, with Seychelles ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles 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.

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

Seychelles

26 deaths

in 2023

Tonga

26 deaths

in 2023

Seychelles rank

188th

Tonga rank

188th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Seychelles
Tonga

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 26 deaths against 26 deaths in Tonga, a difference of 0 deaths.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.

Seychelles ranks 188th and Tonga ranks 188th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Seychelles	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1950s	147.7 deaths	295.5 deaths	147.8 deaths	Tonga
1960s	160.9 deaths	210.4 deaths	49.5 deaths	Tonga
1970s	90.5 deaths	127.6 deaths	37.1 deaths	Tonga
1980s	37.7 deaths	88.1 deaths	50.4 deaths	Tonga
1990s	23.8 deaths	60.6 deaths	36.8 deaths	Tonga
2000s	21.5 deaths	46.8 deaths	25.3 deaths	Tonga
2010s	24.8 deaths	34.3 deaths	9.5 deaths	Tonga
2020s	26.25 deaths	27 deaths	0.75 deaths	Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Seychelles or Tonga?: Seychelles, at 26 deaths against 26 deaths in Tonga as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Seychelles and Tonga?: 0 deaths, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Tonga?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Seychelles and Tonga rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Seychelles ranks 188th 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.