Under-five deaths in Tonga
Tonga: Under-five deaths was 23 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Under-five deaths in Tonga, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 23 for under-five deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under-five deaths in Tonga peaked at 51 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23, in 2024.
That places Tonga 177th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.3 | 41 | 51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.8 | 28 | 40 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25 | 23 | 27 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More development goals data for Tonga
- Red List Index 0.7501 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 58.77 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 286.2 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 5 (2025)
- Infant deaths 19 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under-five deaths in Tonga?
- Under-five deaths in Tonga was 23 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest under-five deaths recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 51 in 2000.
- What is the lowest under-five deaths recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 in 2024.
- How does Tonga rank for under-five deaths?
- Tonga ranks 177th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is under-five deaths rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Under-five deaths (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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