nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Tonga
Tonga: nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n was 0.0098 in 2021. ▼ Falling
nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Tonga, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Tonga stood at 0.0098. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Tonga peaked at 0.0148 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0098, in 2021.
Tonga ranks 114th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0148 | — |
| 2001 | 0.0143 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.014 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0138 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0136 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0133 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0129 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0126 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0124 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0121 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0115 | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0112 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0113 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0113 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0111 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0109 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0107 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0106 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0105 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0102 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.01 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0098 | -2.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.0098 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0113, 86% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.0098 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0153, 64% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0134 | 0.0121 | 0.0148 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0109 | 0.0102 | 0.0115 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0099 | 0.0098 | 0.01 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Tonga?
- Nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Tonga was 0.0098 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0148 in 2000.
- What is the lowest nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0098 in 2021.
- How does Tonga rank for nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n?
- Tonga ranks 114th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. 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 nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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