Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Tonga
Tonga: Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old was 17.1 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Latest (2024)
17.1
Change on year
up 16.3%
World rank
5th
of 17 countries
All-time high
29.1
in 2007
All-time low
2.7
in 2008
Years of data
18
2007β2024
Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Tonga, 2007β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 17.1 for childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.3% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Tonga peaked at 29.1 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.7, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19 | 2.7 | 29.1 | 3 |
| 2010s | 19.88 | 16.9 | 24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.14 | 14.7 | 17.8 | 5 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 834.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate -0.4348 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4723 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 698 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Tonga?
- Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Tonga was 17.1 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 29.1 in 2007.
- What is the lowest childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7 in 2008.
- How does Tonga rank for childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old?
- Tonga ranks 5th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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