Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Tonga
Tonga: Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group was 0.9632 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Tonga, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 0.9632 for child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 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 under five death rate by wealth group in Tonga peaked at 2.24 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.9632, in 2024.
Tonga ranks 93rd of 106 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.96 | 1.75 | 2.24 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.52 | 1.35 | 1.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 | 1.1 | 1.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 | 0.9632 | 1.08 | 5 |
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More health data for Tonga
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 834.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Tonga?
- Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Tonga was 0.9632 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality under five death rate by wealth group recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 2.24 in 1990.
- What is the lowest child mortality under five death rate by wealth group recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9632 in 2024.
- How does Tonga rank for child mortality under five death rate by wealth group?
- Tonga ranks 93rd out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality under five death rate by wealth group rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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