Suicides of children and adolescents in Tonga
Tonga: Suicides of children and adolescents was 17 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
17
Change on year
down 15.0%
World rank
14th
of 17 countries
All-time high
23
in 2019
All-time low
3.24
in 2007
Years of data
18
2007–2024
Suicides of children and adolescents in Tonga, 2007–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicides of children and adolescents in Tonga is 17, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 15.0% on the previous year and up 325.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicides of children and adolescents in Tonga peaked at 23 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.24, in 2007.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Suicides of children and adolescents in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3.24 | — |
| 2008 | 9 | +178.0% |
| 2009 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 | -22.2% |
| 2013 | 9 | +28.6% |
| 2014 | 4 | -55.6% |
| 2015 | 12 | +200.0% |
| 2016 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 14 | +27.3% |
| 2018 | 16 | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 23 | +43.8% |
| 2020 | 12 | -47.8% |
| 2021 | 19 | +58.3% |
| 2022 | 20 | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 17 | -15.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 17 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50, 34% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.75 | 3.24 | 9 | 3 |
| 2010s | 11.4 | 4 | 23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6 | 12 | 20 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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- 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 suicides of children and adolescents in Tonga?
- Suicides of children and adolescents in Tonga was 17 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest suicides of children and adolescents recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 23 in 2019.
- What is the lowest suicides of children and adolescents recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.24 in 2007.
- How does Tonga rank for suicides of children and adolescents?
- Tonga ranks 14th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is suicides of children and adolescents rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 325.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Suicides of children and adolescents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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