What is child mortality in Tonga?

Child mortality in Tonga was 0.9513 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality recorded in Tonga?

The highest recorded value was 44.54 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.

What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Tonga?

The lowest recorded value was 0.9513 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Tonga rank for child mortality?

Tonga ranks 130th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rising or falling in Tonga?

Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Tonga data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality in Tonga

Name: Child mortality in Tonga
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Tonga: Child mortality was 0.9513 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.9513 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.8%

World rank

130th

of 203 countries

All-time high

44.54 deaths per 100 live births

in 1800

All-time low

0.9513 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

225

1800–2024

Child mortality in Tonga, 1800–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Tonga recorded 0.9513 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 225 years on record.

The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality in Tonga peaked at 44.54 deaths per 100 live births in 1800 and was at its lowest, 0.9513 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Tonga ranks 130th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1800s	43.01 deaths per 100 live births	41.51 deaths per 100 live births	44.54 deaths per 100 live births	10
1810s	39.76 deaths per 100 live births	38.37 deaths per 100 live births	41.18 deaths per 100 live births	10
1820s	36.76 deaths per 100 live births	35.48 deaths per 100 live births	38.07 deaths per 100 live births	10
1830s	33.99 deaths per 100 live births	32.8 deaths per 100 live births	35.2 deaths per 100 live births	10
1840s	31.42 deaths per 100 live births	30.32 deaths per 100 live births	32.54 deaths per 100 live births	10
1850s	29.05 deaths per 100 live births	28.04 deaths per 100 live births	30.09 deaths per 100 live births	10
1860s	26.86 deaths per 100 live births	25.92 deaths per 100 live births	27.82 deaths per 100 live births	10
1870s	24.83 deaths per 100 live births	23.96 deaths per 100 live births	25.72 deaths per 100 live births	10
1880s	22.96 deaths per 100 live births	22.16 deaths per 100 live births	23.78 deaths per 100 live births	10
1890s	21.23 deaths per 100 live births	20.48 deaths per 100 live births	21.98 deaths per 100 live births	10
1900s	19.62 deaths per 100 live births	18.94 deaths per 100 live births	20.32 deaths per 100 live births	10
1910s	18.14 deaths per 100 live births	17.51 deaths per 100 live births	18.79 deaths per 100 live births	10
1920s	16.77 deaths per 100 live births	16.19 deaths per 100 live births	17.37 deaths per 100 live births	10
1930s	15.51 deaths per 100 live births	14.97 deaths per 100 live births	16.06 deaths per 100 live births	10
1940s	14.34 deaths per 100 live births	13.84 deaths per 100 live births	14.85 deaths per 100 live births	10
1950s	11.99 deaths per 100 live births	9.82 deaths per 100 live births	13.73 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	7.21 deaths per 100 live births	5.27 deaths per 100 live births	9.38 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	3.88 deaths per 100 live births	3.08 deaths per 100 live births	4.93 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	2.61 deaths per 100 live births	2.29 deaths per 100 live births	2.96 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	1.94 deaths per 100 live births	1.73 deaths per 100 live births	2.21 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.5 deaths per 100 live births	1.34 deaths per 100 live births	1.69 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.2 deaths per 100 live births	1.09 deaths per 100 live births	1.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.01 deaths per 100 live births	0.9513 deaths per 100 live births	1.06 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Tonga

127 Turkey 0.9607 deaths per 100 live births compare
128 Armenia 0.9585 deaths per 100 live births compare
129 Argentina 0.9514 deaths per 100 live births compare
131 Kazakhstan 0.9437 deaths per 100 live births compare
132 Albania 0.9227 deaths per 100 live births compare
133 Antigua and Barbuda 0.9051 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

More health data for Tonga

Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 834.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 1,294 (2025)
Population, male 47.2% (2025)
Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 1,092 (2025)
Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 1,178 (2025)
Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 1,109 (2025)
Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 1,186 (2025)

All data for Tonga →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality in Tonga?: Child mortality in Tonga was 0.9513 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality recorded in Tonga?: The highest recorded value was 44.54 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.
What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Tonga?: The lowest recorded value was 0.9513 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Tonga rank for child mortality?: Tonga ranks 130th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rising or falling in Tonga?: Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Tonga data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 225 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

About this data

Indicator: Child mortality
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.