Number of infant deaths, male in Tonga
Tonga: Number of infant deaths, male was 11 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of infant deaths, male in Tonga, 1964–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, male in Tonga is 11, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 61 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male in Tonga peaked at 103 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 11, in 2022.
That places Tonga 180th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of infant deaths, male in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 103 | — |
| 1965 | 98 | -4.9% |
| 1966 | 93 | -5.1% |
| 1967 | 89 | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 84 | -5.6% |
| 1969 | 78 | -7.1% |
| 1970 | 74 | -5.1% |
| 1971 | 68 | -8.1% |
| 1972 | 65 | -4.4% |
| 1973 | 61 | -6.2% |
| 1974 | 58 | -4.9% |
| 1975 | 56 | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 55 | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 53 | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 52 | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 50 | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 49 | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 47 | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 46 | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 44 | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 43 | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 41 | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 40 | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 38 | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 37 | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 36 | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 34 | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 33 | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 32 | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 31 | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 30 | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 27 | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 26 | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 25 | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 24 | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 22 | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 21 | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 20 | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 19 | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 16 | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14 | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 13 | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.83 | 78 | 103 | 6 |
| 1970s | 59.2 | 50 | 74 | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.1 | 36 | 49 | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.2 | 25 | 34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.2 | 19 | 25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.5 | 12 | 18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6 | 11 | 13 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More education data for Tonga
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 818 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, male in Tonga?
- Number of infant deaths, male in Tonga was 11 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, male recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 103 in 1964.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 in 2022.
- How does Tonga rank for number of infant deaths, male?
- Tonga ranks 180th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, male rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of infant deaths, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age.