Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Tonga
Tonga: Remaining life expectancy at different ages females was 7.53 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Tonga, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Tonga stood at 7.53. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Tonga peaked at 7.53 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.15, in 1950.
That places Tonga 136th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.15 | — |
| 1951 | 5.19 | +0.9% |
| 1952 | 5.22 | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 5.25 | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 5.27 | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 5.31 | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 5.35 | +0.9% |
| 1957 | 5.38 | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 5.42 | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 5.43 | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 5.47 | +0.8% |
| 1961 | 5.49 | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 5.52 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 5.55 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 5.58 | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 5.59 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 5.64 | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 5.67 | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 5.71 | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 5.75 | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 5.8 | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 5.86 | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 5.92 | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 5.97 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 6.02 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 6.07 | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 6.11 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 6.14 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 6.17 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 6.2 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 6.24 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 6.28 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 6.29 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 6.34 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 6.37 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 6.39 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 6.43 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 6.46 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 6.5 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 6.53 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 6.56 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 6.6 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 6.63 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 6.7 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 6.73 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 6.78 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 6.81 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 6.85 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 6.88 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 6.91 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 6.95 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 6.98 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 7.02 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 7.05 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 7.09 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 7.08 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 7.11 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 7.14 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 7.17 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 7.19 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 7.23 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 7.25 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 7.27 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 7.29 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 7.3 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 7.33 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 7.34 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 7.36 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 7.38 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 7.41 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 7.44 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 7.2 | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 7.49 | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 7.53 | +0.5% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 7.53 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.76, 97% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 7.53 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.15, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.3 | 5.15 | 5.43 | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.6 | 5.47 | 5.75 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.03 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.38 | 6.24 | 6.53 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.74 | 6.56 | 6.91 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.08 | 6.95 | 7.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.32 | 7.23 | 7.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.41 | 7.2 | 7.53 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0535 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0578 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Tonga?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Tonga was 7.53 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages females recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 7.53 in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages females recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.15 in 1950.
- How does Tonga rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages females?
- Tonga ranks 136th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages females rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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