Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Tonga
Tonga: Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old was 17.1 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Tonga, 2007–2024
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.
Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 29.1 | — |
| 2008 | 2.7 | -90.7% |
| 2009 | 25.2 | +834.3% |
| 2010 | 24 | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 22.7 | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 21.6 | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 20 | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 19.8 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 18.6 | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 19.1 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 17.8 | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 18.3 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 16.9 | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 15.5 | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 17.8 | +14.8% |
| 2022 | 15.6 | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 14.7 | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 17.1 | +16.3% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 17.1 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.2, 1.1× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +834.3% | 2.7 | 25.2 |
| 2008 | -90.7% | 29.1 | 2.7 |
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 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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 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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