Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Tonga
Tonga: Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years was 1.07 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Tonga, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 1.07 for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Tonga peaked at 2.77 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.07, in 2024.
That places Tonga 112th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.52 | — |
| 1991 | 1.6 | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 1.69 | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 1.79 | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 1.9 | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 2.01 | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 2.12 | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 2.24 | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 2.36 | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 2.47 | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 2.57 | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 2.66 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 2.72 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 2.76 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 2.77 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 2.75 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 2.7 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 2.62 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 2.52 | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 2.41 | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 2.29 | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 2.16 | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 2.04 | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 1.91 | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 1.8 | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 1.68 | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 1.57 | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 1.47 | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 1.39 | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 1.32 | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 1.25 | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 1.2 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 1.15 | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 1.11 | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 1.07 | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.97 | 1.52 | 2.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.65 | 2.41 | 2.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.76 | 1.32 | 2.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 | 1.07 | 1.25 | 5 |
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- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0546 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0584 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Tonga?
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Tonga was 1.07 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 2.77 in 2004.
- What is the lowest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 in 2024.
- How does Tonga rank for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years?
- Tonga ranks 112th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years (per 1000 children aged 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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