Adolescent mortality rate in Tonga
Tonga: Adolescent mortality rate was 0.7778 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adolescent mortality rate in Tonga, 1990–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adolescent mortality rate in Tonga is 0.7778, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescent mortality rate in Tonga peaked at 1.95 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.7778, in 2021.
Tonga ranks 147th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.79 | 1.62 | 1.94 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.82 | 1.57 | 1.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 | 0.8462 | 1.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7927 | 0.7778 | 0.8076 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 144 Sri Lanka 0.8401 compare
- 145 North Macedonia 0.8294 compare
- 146 Maldives 0.8246 compare
- 148 United States 0.7774 compare
- 149 Saudi Arabia 0.7703 compare
- 150 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.7537 compare
More health data for Tonga
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -33.33 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 834.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0685 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate -0.3985 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5277 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescent mortality rate in Tonga?
- Adolescent mortality rate in Tonga was 0.7778 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1.95 in 2001.
- What is the lowest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7778 in 2021.
- How does Tonga rank for adolescent mortality rate?
- Tonga ranks 147th out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adolescent mortality rate rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Adolescent mortality rate (per 1 000 age specific cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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