Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Tonga
Tonga: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 3 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Tonga, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Tonga stood at 3. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Tonga peaked at 8 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2017.
That places Tonga 175th out of 197 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 deaths ages 5-9 years in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5 | — |
| 1991 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 1998 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2001 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2013 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | -40.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3 | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 3 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 139, 2% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 3 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 112, 3% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.3 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.3 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 172 Micronesia (country) 6 compare
- 172 Slovenia 6 compare
- 174 Bahamas 5 compare
- 175 Grenada 3 compare
- 175 Maldives 3 compare
- 175 Marshall Islands 3 compare
- 175 Montenegro 3 compare
More education data for Tonga
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.87 (1999)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.13 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,086 (2015)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 20 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,228 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,164 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 16,132 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15,644 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Tonga?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Tonga was 3 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2003.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2017.
- How does Tonga rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Tonga ranks 175th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years