Child mortality rate by household wealth in Tonga
Tonga: Child mortality rate by household wealth was 0.9632 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.9632 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
93rd
of 106 countries
All-time high
2.24 deaths per 100 live births
in 1990
All-time low
0.9632 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Child mortality rate by household wealth in Tonga, 1990–2024
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
Tonga recorded 0.9632 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality rate by household wealth 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 rate by household wealth in Tonga peaked at 2.24 deaths per 100 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.9632 deaths per 100 live births, 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.
Child mortality rate by household wealth in Tonga, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.24 deaths per 100 live births | — |
| 1991 | 2.16 deaths per 100 live births | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 2.08 deaths per 100 live births | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 2.01 deaths per 100 live births | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 1.96 deaths per 100 live births | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 1.91 deaths per 100 live births | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 1.87 deaths per 100 live births | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 1.83 deaths per 100 live births | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 1.79 deaths per 100 live births | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.75 deaths per 100 live births | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 1.71 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 1.67 deaths per 100 live births | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 1.62 deaths per 100 live births | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 1.58 deaths per 100 live births | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 1.49 deaths per 100 live births | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 1.45 deaths per 100 live births | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.42 deaths per 100 live births | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 1.38 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.35 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.32 deaths per 100 live births | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.27 deaths per 100 live births | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.25 deaths per 100 live births | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.22 deaths per 100 live births | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.2 deaths per 100 live births | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.18 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.15 deaths per 100 live births | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.13 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.1 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 1.08 deaths per 100 live births | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 1.05 deaths per 100 live births | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 1.02 deaths per 100 live births | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9912 deaths per 100 live births | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9632 deaths per 100 live births | -2.8% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.9632 deaths per 100 live births is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.34 deaths per 100 live births, 72% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.9632 deaths per 100 live births is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.91 deaths per 100 live births, 50% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.96 deaths per 100 live births | 1.75 deaths per 100 live births | 2.24 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.52 deaths per 100 live births | 1.35 deaths per 100 live births | 1.71 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 deaths per 100 live births | 1.1 deaths per 100 live births | 1.32 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9632 deaths per 100 live births | 1.08 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 90 Nicaragua 1.15 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 91 Colombia 1.14 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 92 El Salvador 1 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 94 Armenia 0.9544 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 95 Turkey 0.9487 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 96 Kazakhstan 0.9474 deaths per 100 live births compare
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)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0535 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate by household wealth in Tonga?
- Child mortality rate by household wealth in Tonga was 0.9632 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 household wealth recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 2.24 deaths per 100 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate by household wealth recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9632 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Tonga rank for child mortality rate by household wealth?
- Tonga ranks 93rd out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate by household wealth 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate by household wealth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births in the middle 20% of the population in terms of wealth.