Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female (per 100,000 female) in Tonga
Tonga: Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female (per 100,000 female) was 15.7 per 100,000 female population in 2019. ▲ Rising
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Tonga, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in per 100,000 female population.
Analysis
In 2019, mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Tonga stood at 15.7 per 100,000 female population. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 37.7% on the previous year and up 214.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Tonga peaked at 15.7 per 100,000 female population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.8 per 100,000 female population, in 2010.
Tonga ranks 31st of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female (per 100,000 female) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.7 per 100,000 female population | — |
| 2001 | 6.6 per 100,000 female population | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 6.4 per 100,000 female population | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 6.1 per 100,000 female population | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 6 per 100,000 female population | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 6.7 per 100,000 female population | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 7.1 per 100,000 female population | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 6.5 per 100,000 female population | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 8.3 per 100,000 female population | +27.7% |
| 2009 | 5 per 100,000 female population | -39.8% |
| 2010 | 2.8 per 100,000 female population | -44.0% |
| 2011 | 4.2 per 100,000 female population | +50.0% |
| 2012 | 3.7 per 100,000 female population | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 3.8 per 100,000 female population | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 2.9 per 100,000 female population | -23.7% |
| 2015 | 3.4 per 100,000 female population | +17.2% |
| 2016 | 8.5 per 100,000 female population | +150.0% |
| 2017 | 8.3 per 100,000 female population | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 11.4 per 100,000 female population | +37.3% |
| 2019 | 15.7 per 100,000 female population | +37.7% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 15.7 per 100,000 female population is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.2 per 100,000 female population, 2.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 15.7 per 100,000 female population is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.55 per 100,000 female population, 2.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female (per 100,000 female) in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +150.0% | 3.4 per 100,000 female population | 8.5 per 100,000 female population |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.54 per 100,000 female population | 5 per 100,000 female population | 8.3 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.47 per 100,000 female population | 2.8 per 100,000 female population | 15.7 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 28 Ethiopia 16.2 per 100,000 female population compare
- 29 Rwanda 16.1 per 100,000 female population compare
- 30 Somalia 15.8 per 100,000 female population compare
- 31 Gambia 15.7 per 100,000 female population compare
- 33 Malawi 15.4 per 100,000 female population compare
- 33 Namibia 15.4 per 100,000 female population 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 mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Tonga?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Tonga was 15.7 per 100,000 female population in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest mortality caused by road traffic injury, female recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7 per 100,000 female population in 2019.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury, female recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8 per 100,000 female population in 2010.
- How does Tonga rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury, female?
- Tonga ranks 31st out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury, female rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 214.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female (per 100,000 female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.