Death rate from poisoning ghe in Tonga
Tonga: Death rate from poisoning ghe was 1.27 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from poisoning ghe in Tonga, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rate from poisoning ghe in Tonga is 1.27, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from poisoning ghe in Tonga peaked at 1.73 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.23, in 2009.
That places Tonga 35th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from poisoning ghe in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.73 | — |
| 2001 | 1.7 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.67 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.66 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.62 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 1.58 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 1.55 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.56 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.47 | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 1.23 | -16.3% |
| 2010 | 1.56 | +26.8% |
| 2011 | 1.53 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.49 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.48 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.46 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.45 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.31 | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 1.32 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.27 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 1.25 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.27 | +1.6% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 1.27 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.455, 2.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 1.27 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.435, 2.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rate from poisoning ghe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +26.8% | 1.23 | 1.56 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.58 | 1.23 | 1.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.41 | 1.25 | 1.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 | 1.25 | 1.27 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 33 Madagascar 1.36 compare
- 34 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.29 compare
- 35 Rwanda 1.27 compare
- 37 North Korea 1.26 compare
- 38 Mali 1.24 compare
- 38 Sierra Leone 1.24 compare
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- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0578 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from poisoning ghe in Tonga?
- Death rate from poisoning ghe in Tonga was 1.27 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from poisoning ghe recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1.73 in 2000.
- What is the lowest death rate from poisoning ghe recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.23 in 2009.
- How does Tonga rank for death rate from poisoning ghe?
- Tonga ranks 35th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from poisoning ghe rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from poisoning ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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