Homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Tonga
Tonga: Homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years was 10.98 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
10.98
Change on year
down 36.8%
World rank
14th
of 17 countries
All-time high
36.97
in 2016
All-time low
10.98
in 2024
Years of data
15
2010–2024
Homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Tonga, 2010–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Tonga stood at 10.98. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 36.8% on the previous year and down 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Tonga peaked at 36.97 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 10.98, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 15.74 | — |
| 2011 | 15.42 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 18.73 | +21.5% |
| 2013 | 17.78 | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 24.55 | +38.1% |
| 2015 | 28.52 | +16.2% |
| 2016 | 36.97 | +29.6% |
| 2017 | 36.28 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 32.95 | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 30.66 | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 27.54 | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 18.29 | -33.6% |
| 2022 | 15.64 | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 17.38 | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 10.98 | -36.8% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 10.98 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.69, 66% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.76 | 15.42 | 36.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.97 | 10.98 | 27.54 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 11 Romania 14.61 compare
- 12 Puerto Rico 11.53 compare
- 13 Serbia 11.4 compare
- 15 Madagascar 9.68 compare
- 16 Montserrat 9.04 compare
- 17 Seychelles 4.05 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 homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Tonga?
- Homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Tonga was 10.98 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 36.97 in 2016.
- What is the lowest homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.98 in 2024.
- How does Tonga rank for homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years?
- Tonga ranks 14th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Homicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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