Live Births Surviving to Age 1 in Tonga
Tonga: Live Births Surviving to Age 1 was 1.36 in 2100. ▼ Falling
Latest (2100)
1.36
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
192nd
of 235 countries
All-time high
3.45
in 1981
All-time low
1.36
in 2100
Years of data
151
1950–2100
Live Births Surviving to Age 1 in Tonga, 1950–2100
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 1.36 for live births surviving to age 1 in 2100. That is the lowest value across all 151 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, live births surviving to age 1 in Tonga peaked at 3.45 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 1.36, in 2100.
That places Tonga 192nd out of 235 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 151 years of available data.
Live Births Surviving to Age 1 in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.97 | — |
| 1951 | 2.05 | +4.1% |
| 1952 | 2.14 | +4.1% |
| 1953 | 2.23 | +4.3% |
| 1954 | 2.32 | +3.9% |
| 1955 | 2.4 | +3.7% |
| 1956 | 2.49 | +3.5% |
| 1957 | 2.57 | +3.4% |
| 1958 | 2.64 | +2.8% |
| 1959 | 2.71 | +2.7% |
| 1960 | 2.79 | +2.8% |
| 1961 | 2.84 | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 2.9 | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 2.95 | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 3 | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 3.05 | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 3.1 | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 3.15 | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 3.16 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 3.17 | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 3.16 | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 3.14 | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 3.14 | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 3.15 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 3.18 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 3.25 | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 3.31 | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 3.37 | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 3.42 | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 3.44 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 3.45 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 3.45 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 3.43 | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 3.42 | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 3.4 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 3.36 | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 3.31 | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 3.25 | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 3.26 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 3.26 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 3.26 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 3.26 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 3.25 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 3.22 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 3.18 | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 3.11 | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 3.02 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 2.96 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 2.98 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 2.99 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 2.98 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 3 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 3.03 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 3.09 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 3.12 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 3.14 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 3.1 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 3.07 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 3.04 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 3.01 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 2.98 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 2.95 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 2.9 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 2.85 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 2.79 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 2.72 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 2.64 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 2.56 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 2.53 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 2.5 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 2.48 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 2.46 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 2.43 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 2.4 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 2.38 | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 2.35 | -1.4% |
| 2026 | 2.32 | -1.1% |
| 2027 | 2.29 | -1.5% |
| 2028 | 2.27 | -0.6% |
| 2029 | 2.27 | -0.3% |
| 2030 | 2.26 | -0.3% |
| 2031 | 2.27 | +0.3% |
| 2032 | 2.27 | +0.1% |
| 2033 | 2.28 | +0.5% |
| 2034 | 2.29 | +0.4% |
| 2035 | 2.3 | +0.3% |
| 2036 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 2037 | 2.3 | -0.2% |
| 2038 | 2.29 | -0.4% |
| 2039 | 2.28 | -0.4% |
| 2040 | 2.26 | -0.7% |
| 2041 | 2.24 | -0.8% |
| 2042 | 2.22 | -0.9% |
| 2043 | 2.2 | -1.1% |
| 2044 | 2.17 | -1.3% |
| 2045 | 2.14 | -1.5% |
| 2046 | 2.1 | -1.5% |
| 2047 | 2.07 | -1.7% |
| 2048 | 2.03 | -1.8% |
| 2049 | 1.99 | -1.9% |
| 2050 | 1.95 | -1.8% |
| 2051 | 1.92 | -1.7% |
| 2052 | 1.89 | -1.5% |
| 2053 | 1.87 | -1.3% |
| 2054 | 1.84 | -1.2% |
| 2055 | 1.83 | -1.0% |
| 2056 | 1.81 | -0.8% |
| 2057 | 1.8 | -0.7% |
| 2058 | 1.79 | -0.4% |
| 2059 | 1.78 | -0.4% |
| 2060 | 1.78 | -0.3% |
| 2061 | 1.77 | -0.2% |
| 2062 | 1.77 | -0.2% |
| 2063 | 1.77 | -0.2% |
| 2064 | 1.76 | -0.2% |
| 2065 | 1.76 | -0.2% |
| 2066 | 1.75 | -0.2% |
| 2067 | 1.75 | -0.2% |
| 2068 | 1.75 | -0.3% |
| 2069 | 1.74 | -0.5% |
| 2070 | 1.73 | -0.6% |
| 2071 | 1.71 | -0.8% |
| 2072 | 1.7 | -0.8% |
| 2073 | 1.69 | -0.9% |
| 2074 | 1.67 | -1.1% |
| 2075 | 1.65 | -1.1% |
| 2076 | 1.63 | -1.2% |
| 2077 | 1.61 | -1.2% |
| 2078 | 1.59 | -1.3% |
| 2079 | 1.57 | -1.3% |
| 2080 | 1.55 | -1.2% |
| 2081 | 1.53 | -1.2% |
| 2082 | 1.51 | -1.2% |
| 2083 | 1.5 | -1.1% |
| 2084 | 1.48 | -1.0% |
| 2085 | 1.47 | -1.0% |
| 2086 | 1.45 | -0.9% |
| 2087 | 1.44 | -0.8% |
| 2088 | 1.43 | -0.7% |
| 2089 | 1.42 | -0.6% |
| 2090 | 1.42 | -0.5% |
| 2091 | 1.41 | -0.3% |
| 2092 | 1.41 | -0.5% |
| 2093 | 1.4 | -0.4% |
| 2094 | 1.4 | -0.4% |
| 2095 | 1.39 | -0.4% |
| 2096 | 1.38 | -0.5% |
| 2097 | 1.38 | -0.4% |
| 2098 | 1.37 | -0.4% |
| 2099 | 1.37 | -0.2% |
| 2100 | 1.36 | -0.4% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 1.36 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 62.41, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 1.36 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19.18, 7% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.35 | 1.97 | 2.71 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.01 | 2.79 | 3.17 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.26 | 3.14 | 3.44 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.36 | 3.25 | 3.45 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.12 | 2.96 | 3.26 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.06 | 2.98 | 3.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.74 | 2.5 | 2.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.37 | 2.27 | 2.48 | 10 |
| 2030s | 2.28 | 2.26 | 2.3 | 10 |
| 2040s | 2.14 | 1.99 | 2.26 | 10 |
| 2050s | 1.85 | 1.78 | 1.95 | 10 |
| 2060s | 1.76 | 1.74 | 1.78 | 10 |
| 2070s | 1.65 | 1.57 | 1.73 | 10 |
| 2080s | 1.48 | 1.42 | 1.55 | 10 |
| 2090s | 1.39 | 1.37 | 1.42 | 10 |
| 2100s | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 189 Barbados 1.58 compare
- 190 Macao 1.51 compare
- 191 Micronesia (country) 1.4 compare
- 193 French Polynesia 1.2 compare
- 194 Seychelles 1.08 compare
- 195 Cayman Islands 1 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 live births surviving to age 1 in Tonga?
- Live births surviving to age 1 in Tonga was 1.36 in 2100, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest live births surviving to age 1 recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 3.45 in 1981.
- What is the lowest live births surviving to age 1 recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.36 in 2100.
- How does Tonga rank for live births surviving to age 1?
- Tonga ranks 192nd out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
- Is live births surviving to age 1 rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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 Live Births Surviving to Age 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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