Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Tonga

Tonga: Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of was 9.99 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
9.99
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
140th
of 184 countries
All-time high
13.74
in 2000
All-time low
9.99
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Tonga, 2000–2021

0510152000201020212000: 13.72001: 13.42002: 13.42003: 13.12004: 12.92005: 12.92006: 12.72007: 12.52008: 122009: 10.42010: 11.72011: 11.42012: 11.42013: 11.32014: 11.22015: 11.12016: 10.62017: 10.72018: 10.52019: 10.32020: 10.22021: 10

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Tonga recorded 9.99 for percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Tonga peaked at 13.74 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.99, in 2021.

Tonga ranks 140th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Tonga, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of total deaths due to 7 main categories (5 different NCD categories plus 2 non-NCD categories which together total all deaths) in Tonga, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 13.74
2001 13.41 -2.4%
2002 13.42 +0.0%
2003 13.06 -2.6%
2004 12.86 -1.5%
2005 12.89 +0.2%
2006 12.7 -1.5%
2007 12.52 -1.4%
2008 12.02 -4.0%
2009 10.37 -13.7%
2010 11.71 +13.0%
2011 11.44 -2.3%
2012 11.38 -0.5%
2013 11.27 -0.9%
2014 11.23 -0.4%
2015 11.09 -1.2%
2016 10.63 -4.1%
2017 10.69 +0.5%
2018 10.47 -2.1%
2019 10.27 -1.8%
2020 10.16 -1.1%
2021 9.99 -1.6%

Tonga compared with similar countries

  • Tonga's 9.99 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.77, 63% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
  • Tonga's 9.99 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.51, 69% of the median. (26 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.7 10.37 13.74 10
2010s 11.02 10.27 11.71 10
2020s 10.07 9.99 10.16 2

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 137 Samoa 10.81 compare
  2. 138 Germany 10.71 compare
  3. 139 Sweden 10.7 compare
  4. 141 Japan 9.94 compare
  5. 142 Oman 9.93 compare
  6. 143 Fiji 9.87 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Tonga?
Percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Tonga was 9.99 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 13.74 in 2000.
What is the lowest percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 9.99 in 2021.
How does Tonga rank for percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of?
Tonga ranks 140th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
Is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. 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 Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of total deaths due to 7 main categories (5 different NCD categories plus 2 non-NCD categories which together total all deaths). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of total deaths due to 7 main categories (5 different NCD categories plus 2 non-NCD categories which together total all deaths)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
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Coverage
197 places, 4,086 data points, 2000–2021
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