Mortality rate 1-59 months in Tonga
Tonga: Mortality rate 1-59 months was 5.31 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate 1-59 months in Tonga, 1989–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate 1-59 months in Tonga is 5.31, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate 1-59 months in Tonga peaked at 12.83 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 5.31, in 2024.
That places Tonga 111th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Mortality rate 1-59 months in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 12.83 | — |
| 1990 | 12.41 | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 11.98 | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 11.61 | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 11.29 | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 11.02 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 10.79 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 10.6 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 10.41 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 10.21 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 10.02 | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 9.79 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 9.56 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 9.3 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 9.05 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 8.81 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 8.58 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 8.37 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 8.18 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 8 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 7.82 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 7.65 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 7.44 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 7.26 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 7.07 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 6.89 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 6.71 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 6.53 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 6.37 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 6.23 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 6.09 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 5.94 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 5.78 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 5.63 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 5.47 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 5.31 | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.83 | 12.83 | 12.83 | 1 |
| 1990s | 11.04 | 10.02 | 12.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.75 | 7.82 | 9.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.82 | 6.09 | 7.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.63 | 5.31 | 5.94 | 5 |
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- 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 834.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 0.4376 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2633 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.1824 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5823 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate 1-59 months in Tonga?
- Mortality rate 1-59 months in Tonga was 5.31 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate 1-59 months recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 12.83 in 1989.
- What is the lowest mortality rate 1-59 months recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.31 in 2024.
- How does Tonga rank for mortality rate 1-59 months?
- Tonga ranks 111th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate 1-59 months rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. 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 Mortality rate 1-59 months (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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