Number of youth deaths in Tonga

Tonga: Number of youth deaths was 28 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
28
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
177th
of 195 countries
All-time high
81
in 1990
All-time low
28
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Number of youth deaths in Tonga, 1990–2024

204060801990200720241990: 811991: 781992: 761993: 751994: 731995: 701996: 681997: 661998: 651999: 632000: 632001: 622002: 612003: 612004: 602005: 592006: 572007: 562008: 542009: 522010: 492011: 472012: 452013: 442014: 432015: 412016: 392017: 352018: 342019: 332020: 322021: 312022: 302023: 292024: 28

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Tonga recorded 28 for number of youth deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 34.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Tonga peaked at 81 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 28, in 2024.

That places Tonga 177th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Number of youth deaths in Tonga, year by year

Annual values for Number of youth deaths in Tonga, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 81
1991 78 -3.7%
1992 76 -2.6%
1993 75 -1.3%
1994 73 -2.7%
1995 70 -4.1%
1996 68 -2.9%
1997 66 -2.9%
1998 65 -1.5%
1999 63 -3.1%
2000 63 +0.0%
2001 62 -1.6%
2002 61 -1.6%
2003 61 +0.0%
2004 60 -1.6%
2005 59 -1.7%
2006 57 -3.4%
2007 56 -1.8%
2008 54 -3.6%
2009 52 -3.7%
2010 49 -5.8%
2011 47 -4.1%
2012 45 -4.3%
2013 44 -2.2%
2014 43 -2.3%
2015 41 -4.7%
2016 39 -4.9%
2017 35 -10.3%
2018 34 -2.9%
2019 33 -2.9%
2020 32 -3.0%
2021 31 -3.1%
2022 30 -3.2%
2023 29 -3.3%
2024 28 -3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 71.5 63 81 10
2000s 58.5 52 63 10
2010s 41 33 49 10
2020s 30 28 32 5

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 175 Barbados 36 compare
  2. 176 Grenada 32 compare
  3. 177 Dominica 28 compare
  4. 177 Seychelles 28 compare
  5. 180 Malta 27 compare
  6. 180 Marshall Islands 27 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of youth deaths in Tonga?
Number of youth deaths in Tonga was 28 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 81 in 1990.
What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 28 in 2024.
How does Tonga rank for number of youth deaths?
Tonga ranks 177th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Tonga data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of youth deaths
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 6,965 data points, 1990–2024
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