Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male (per 100,000 male) in Tonga
Tonga: Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male (per 100,000 male) was 50.1 per 100,000 male population in 2019. ▲ Rising
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Tonga, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in per 100,000 male population.
Analysis
In 2019, mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Tonga stood at 50.1 per 100,000 male population. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.6% on the previous year and up 209.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Tonga peaked at 50.1 per 100,000 male population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.8 per 100,000 male population, in 2010.
Tonga ranks 13th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male (per 100,000 male) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.6 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 19.6 per 100,000 male population | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 19.7 per 100,000 male population | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 19.8 per 100,000 male population | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 19.8 per 100,000 male population | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 21 per 100,000 male population | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 22.4 per 100,000 male population | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 20.7 per 100,000 male population | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 26.4 per 100,000 male population | +27.5% |
| 2009 | 16.2 per 100,000 male population | -38.6% |
| 2010 | 8.8 per 100,000 male population | -45.7% |
| 2011 | 13.2 per 100,000 male population | +50.0% |
| 2012 | 11.8 per 100,000 male population | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 11.9 per 100,000 male population | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 9 per 100,000 male population | -24.4% |
| 2015 | 10.5 per 100,000 male population | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 27.1 per 100,000 male population | +158.1% |
| 2017 | 26.4 per 100,000 male population | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 36.4 per 100,000 male population | +37.9% |
| 2019 | 50.1 per 100,000 male population | +37.6% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 50.1 per 100,000 male population is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.1 per 100,000 male population, 2.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 50.1 per 100,000 male population is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19.2 per 100,000 male population, 2.6× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male (per 100,000 male) 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 | +158.1% | 10.5 per 100,000 male population | 27.1 per 100,000 male population |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.52 per 100,000 male population | 16.2 per 100,000 male population | 26.4 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.52 per 100,000 male population | 8.8 per 100,000 male population | 50.1 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 10 Malawi 51.9 per 100,000 male population compare
- 11 Saudi Arabia 51.4 per 100,000 male population compare
- 12 Lesotho 50.6 per 100,000 male population compare
- 14 Burundi 49.7 per 100,000 male population compare
- 15 South Sudan 49 per 100,000 male population compare
- 16 Saint Lucia 48.7 per 100,000 male population compare
More health data for Tonga
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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, male in Tonga?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Tonga was 50.1 per 100,000 male 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, male recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 50.1 per 100,000 male population in 2019.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury, male recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8 per 100,000 male population in 2010.
- How does Tonga rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury, male?
- Tonga ranks 13th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 209.3%. 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, male (per 100,000 male 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.