Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Tonga
Tonga: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 0.86 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
0.86 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
147th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.86 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2010
All-time low
0.78 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2008
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Tonga, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Tonga is 0.86 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Tonga peaked at 0.86 deaths per 100,000 people in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.78 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2008.
Tonga ranks 147th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Tonga, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.85 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.84 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.84 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.84 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.83 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.81 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.78 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.82 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.86 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.84 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.85 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.85 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.85 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.85 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.78 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 0.83 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.83 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.82 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.85 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.86 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.821 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.836 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.855 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 144 Samoa 0.91 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 145 Kenya 0.9 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 146 Albania 0.88 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 147 Pakistan 0.86 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 147 Vanuatu 0.86 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 150 Syrian Arab Republic 0.84 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Tonga?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Tonga was 0.86 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.86 deaths per 100,000 people in 2010.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.78 deaths per 100,000 people in 2008.
- How does Tonga rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Tonga ranks 147th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mental health and substance use disorders death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from mental and substance use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.