Homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Tonga
Tonga: Homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years was 27 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
27
Change on year
down 37.2%
World rank
17th
of 17 countries
All-time high
99
in 2016
All-time low
27
in 2024
Years of data
15
2010–2024
Homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Tonga, 2010–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Tonga stood at 27. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.2% on the previous year and down 59.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Tonga peaked at 99 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 27, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 44 | — |
| 2011 | 43 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 52 | +20.9% |
| 2013 | 49 | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 67 | +36.7% |
| 2015 | 77 | +14.9% |
| 2016 | 99 | +28.6% |
| 2017 | 96 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 86 | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 79 | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 70 | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 46 | -34.3% |
| 2022 | 39 | -15.2% |
| 2023 | 43 | +10.3% |
| 2024 | 27 | -37.2% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 27 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 156, 17% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 69.2 | 43 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 45 | 27 | 70 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 14 Seychelles 41 compare
- 15 Romania 39 compare
- 15 Montserrat 39 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 homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Tonga?
- Homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Tonga was 27 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2016.
- What is the lowest homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 27 in 2024.
- How does Tonga rank for homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years?
- Tonga ranks 17th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.7%. 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 Homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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