Age-standardized suicide rates in Tonga
Tonga: Age-standardized suicide rates was 5.37 in 2021. βΌ Falling
Age-standardized suicide rates in Tonga, 2000β2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age-standardized suicide rates in Tonga is 5.37, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized suicide rates in Tonga peaked at 5.98 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.06, in 2016.
That places Tonga 122nd out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.65 | 5.22 | 5.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.57 | 5.06 | 5.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.33 | 5.28 | 5.37 | 2 |
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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, male, annual growth rate -0.4348 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4723 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 698 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized suicide rates in Tonga?
- Age-standardized suicide rates in Tonga was 5.37 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 5.98 in 2000.
- What is the lowest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.06 in 2016.
- How does Tonga rank for age-standardized suicide rates?
- Tonga ranks 122nd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is age-standardized suicide rates rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. 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 Age-standardized suicide rates (per 100 000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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