Number of under-five deaths, female in Tonga
Tonga: Number of under-five deaths, female was 10 in 2024. β Volatile
Number of under-five deaths, female in Tonga, 1968β2024
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
Tonga recorded 10 for number of under-five deaths, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Tonga peaked at 79 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2023.
Tonga ranks 179th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.5 | 74 | 79 | 2 |
| 1970s | 54.6 | 45 | 69 | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.8 | 32 | 44 | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.9 | 22 | 31 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.3 | 17 | 21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.3 | 12 | 17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6 | 10 | 11 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More education data for Tonga
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 108.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0079 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Tonga?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Tonga was 10 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 under-five deaths, female recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 79 in 1968.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2023.
- How does Tonga rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Tonga ranks 179th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.