Mortality rate 1-59 months in Tonga
Tonga: Mortality rate 1-59 months was 5.31 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
5.31
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
111th
of 200 countries
All-time high
12.83
in 1989
All-time low
5.31
in 2024
Years of data
36
1989–2024
Mortality rate 1-59 months in Tonga, 1989–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate 1-59 months in Tonga stood at 5.31. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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.
Tonga ranks 111th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
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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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 834.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate -0.4348 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4723 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 698 (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 200 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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