Deaths from road injuries in Tonga
Tonga: Deaths from road injuries was 9 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Deaths from road injuries in Tonga, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for deaths from road injuries in Tonga is 9, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from road injuries in Tonga peaked at 18 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2010.
Tonga ranks 177th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Deaths from road injuries in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8 | — |
| 2001 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 18 | +63.6% |
| 2009 | 11 | -38.9% |
| 2010 | 6 | -45.5% |
| 2011 | 9 | +50.0% |
| 2012 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 18 | +157.1% |
| 2017 | 10 | -44.4% |
| 2018 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 9 | -18.2% |
| 2021 | 9 | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 9 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 575.71, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 9 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 376, 2% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths from road injuries 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +157.1% | 7 | 18 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.6 | 8 | 18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.3 | 6 | 18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from road injuries in Tonga?
- Deaths from road injuries in Tonga was 9 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from road injuries recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 18 in 2008.
- What is the lowest deaths from road injuries recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2010.
- How does Tonga rank for deaths from road injuries?
- Tonga ranks 177th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from road injuries rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths from road injuries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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