Death rate due to road traffic injuries in Tonga
Tonga: Death rate due to road traffic injuries was 33 per 100,000 population in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Death rate due to road traffic injuries in Tonga, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization (2023) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 100,000 population.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 33 per 100,000 population for death rate due to road traffic injuries in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 469.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate due to road traffic injuries in Tonga peaked at 33 per 100,000 population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.8 per 100,000 population, in 2010.
Tonga ranks 14th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Death rate due to road traffic injuries in Tonga, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.3 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2005 | 13.9 per 100,000 population | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 5.8 per 100,000 population | -58.3% |
| 2015 | 6.9 per 100,000 population | +19.0% |
| 2019 | 33 per 100,000 population | +378.3% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 33 per 100,000 population is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.35 per 100,000 population, 2.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 33 per 100,000 population is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.25 per 100,000 population, 2.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.6 per 100,000 population | 13.3 per 100,000 population | 13.9 per 100,000 population | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.23 per 100,000 population | 5.8 per 100,000 population | 33 per 100,000 population | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 11 Namibia 34.8 per 100,000 population compare
- 12 Eswatini 33.5 per 100,000 population compare
- 13 Malawi 33.4 per 100,000 population compare
- 14 Sierra Leone 33 per 100,000 population compare
- 16 Chad 32.4 per 100,000 population compare
- 17 Guinea-Bissau 32.2 per 100,000 population compare
- 17 Thailand 32.2 per 100,000 population compare
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 death rate due to road traffic injuries in Tonga?
- Death rate due to road traffic injuries in Tonga was 33 per 100,000 population in 2019, according to World Health Organization (2023) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate due to road traffic injuries recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 33 per 100,000 population in 2019.
- What is the lowest death rate due to road traffic injuries recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8 per 100,000 population in 2010.
- How does Tonga rank for death rate due to road traffic injuries?
- Tonga ranks 14th out of 182 countries with data for 2019.
- Is death rate due to road traffic injuries rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 469.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate due to road traffic injuries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Death rate from road traffic incidents, including vehicle drivers or passengers, motorcyclists, cyclists and pedestrians, measured as the number of deaths per 100,000 people.