Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child in Tonga
Tonga: Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child was 7.04 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
7.04
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
36th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.56
in 1998
All-time low
4.73
in 1969
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Tonga, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Tonga is 7.04, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Tonga peaked at 7.56 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4.73, in 1969.
Tonga ranks 36th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.98 | — |
| 1951 | 6.83 | -2.2% |
| 1952 | 6.58 | -3.6% |
| 1953 | 6.31 | -4.1% |
| 1954 | 6.25 | -1.0% |
| 1955 | 6.05 | -3.2% |
| 1956 | 5.88 | -2.9% |
| 1957 | 5.68 | -3.3% |
| 1958 | 5.57 | -2.0% |
| 1959 | 5.3 | -4.9% |
| 1960 | 5.24 | -1.1% |
| 1961 | 5.12 | -2.3% |
| 1962 | 5.07 | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 5.01 | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 4.95 | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 4.83 | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 4.82 | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 4.75 | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 4.76 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 4.73 | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 4.84 | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 5.07 | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 5.26 | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 5.38 | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 5.49 | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 5.67 | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 5.7 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 5.77 | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 5.86 | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 5.96 | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 6.11 | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 6.26 | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 6.25 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 6.48 | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 6.56 | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 6.64 | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 6.78 | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 6.88 | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 7 | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 7.08 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 7.2 | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 7.25 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 7.32 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 7.43 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 7.48 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 7.52 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 7.55 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 7.55 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 7.56 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7.55 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 7.56 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 7.49 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 7.52 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 7.52 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 7.47 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 7.37 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 7.35 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 7.32 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 7.31 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 7.23 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 7.28 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 7.27 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 7.25 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 7.23 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 7.2 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 7.21 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 7.18 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 7.14 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 7.14 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.12 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 7.19 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 6.98 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 7.01 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 7.04 | +0.3% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 7.04 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.83, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 7.04 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.14 | 5.3 | 6.98 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.93 | 4.73 | 5.24 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.5 | 4.84 | 5.96 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.6 | 6.11 | 7.08 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.44 | 7.2 | 7.56 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.41 | 7.23 | 7.56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2 | 7.12 | 7.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.06 | 6.98 | 7.19 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 33 Saint Martin (French Part) 7.07 compare
- 34 Kyrgyzstan 7.07 compare
- 35 Bulgaria 7.05 compare
- 37 Saint Lucia 6.99 compare
- 38 South Africa 6.99 compare
- 39 Tuvalu 6.93 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 difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Tonga?
- Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Tonga was 7.04 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 7.56 in 1998.
- What is the lowest difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.73 in 1969.
- How does Tonga rank for difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child?
- Tonga ranks 36th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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