What is child mortality rate by sex in Tonga?

Child mortality rate by sex in Tonga was 0.8459 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality rate by sex recorded in Tonga?

The highest recorded value was 7.15 deaths per 100 live births in 1963.

What is the lowest child mortality rate by sex recorded in Tonga?

The lowest recorded value was 0.8459 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Tonga rank for child mortality rate by sex?

Tonga ranks 130th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate by sex rising or falling in Tonga?

Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Tonga data come from?

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

Child mortality rate by sex in Tonga

Name: Child mortality rate by sex in Tonga
Creator: United Nations 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 rate by sex was 0.8459 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.8459 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.9%

World rank

130th

of 199 countries

All-time high

7.15 deaths per 100 live births

in 1963

All-time low

0.8459 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1963–2024

Child mortality rate by sex in Tonga, 1963–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality rate by sex in Tonga stood at 0.8459 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate by sex in Tonga peaked at 7.15 deaths per 100 live births in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.8459 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Tonga ranks 130th of 199 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
1960s	5.88 deaths per 100 live births	4.72 deaths per 100 live births	7.15 deaths per 100 live births	7
1970s	3.45 deaths per 100 live births	2.72 deaths per 100 live births	4.41 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	2.29 deaths per 100 live births	2.01 deaths per 100 live births	2.62 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	1.69 deaths per 100 live births	1.52 deaths per 100 live births	1.94 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.31 deaths per 100 live births	1.17 deaths per 100 live births	1.48 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.06 deaths per 100 live births	0.9656 deaths per 100 live births	1.14 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.8965 deaths per 100 live births	0.8459 deaths per 100 live births	0.9444 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Tonga

127 Armenia 0.8659 deaths per 100 live births compare
128 Bahrain 0.8551 deaths per 100 live births compare
129 Argentina 0.8539 deaths per 100 live births compare
131 Albania 0.8441 deaths per 100 live births compare
132 Kazakhstan 0.8305 deaths per 100 live births compare
133 Antigua and Barbuda 0.8233 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate by sex in Tonga?: Child mortality rate by sex in Tonga was 0.8459 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate by sex recorded in Tonga?: The highest recorded value was 7.15 deaths per 100 live births in 1963.
What is the lowest child mortality rate by sex recorded in Tonga?: The lowest recorded value was 0.8459 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Tonga rank for child mortality rate by sex?: Tonga ranks 130th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate by sex rising or falling in Tonga?: Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Tonga data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Child mortality rate by sex
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 12,985 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .