Child mortality rate in Tonga
Tonga: Child mortality rate was 0.95 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality rate in Tonga, 1963–2024
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
In 2024, child mortality rate in Tonga stood at 0.95 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Tonga peaked at 7.87 deaths per 100 live births in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.95 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Tonga ranks 128th of 200 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 | 6.51 deaths per 100 live births | 5.27 deaths per 100 live births | 7.87 deaths per 100 live births | 7 |
| 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 | 1.93 deaths per 100 live births | 1.73 deaths per 100 live births | 2.21 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.51 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 | 0.95 deaths per 100 live births | 1.06 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
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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 based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Tonga?
- Child mortality rate in Tonga was 0.95 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 rate recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 7.87 deaths per 100 live births in 1963.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.95 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Tonga rank for child mortality rate?
- Tonga ranks 128th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. 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 rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.