Vaccination coverage in Tonga
Tonga: Vaccination coverage was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 189 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2004
All-time low
82.0%
in 1992
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Vaccination coverage in Tonga, 1990–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 99.0% for vaccination coverage in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Tonga peaked at 99.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 82.0%, in 1992.
That places Tonga 1st out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 94.0% | — |
| 1991 | 88.0% | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 82.0% | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 96.0% | +17.1% |
| 1994 | 90.0% | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 94.0% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 93.0% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 97.0% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 99.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.5%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 99.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.0%, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.9% | 82.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.4% | 93.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 95.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
- 1 Brunei 99.0% compare
- 1 Costa Rica 99.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
- 1 Jamaica 99.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 99.0% compare
- 1 Latvia 99.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 99.0% compare
- 1 Niue 99.0% compare
- 1 North Korea 99.0% compare
- 1 Oman 99.0% compare
- 1 Palau 99.0% compare
- 1 Portugal 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Lucia 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.0% compare
- 1 Turkey 99.0% compare
- 1 Turkmenistan 99.0% 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 vaccination coverage in Tonga?
- Vaccination coverage in Tonga was 99.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vaccination coverage recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.0% in 1992.
- How does Tonga rank for vaccination coverage?
- Tonga ranks 1st out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Vaccination coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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