Child mortality rate in Tonga
Tonga: Child mortality rate was 1.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Child mortality rate in Tonga, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, child mortality rate in Tonga stood at 1.4%. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Tonga peaked at 6.9% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2019.
Tonga ranks 108th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.0% | 5.1% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.4% | 4.1% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.7% | 3.4% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 2.6% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 10 |
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More health data for Tonga
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 834.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 698 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 842 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 804 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 908 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 865 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 951 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Tonga?
- Child mortality rate in Tonga was 1.4% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 1950.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2019.
- How does Tonga rank for child mortality rate?
- Tonga ranks 108th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death before the age of five