Tonga sits in East Asia & Pacific. A newborn there can expect about 73.0 years of life, 124th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Tonga, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 73.0 yrs | 124 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 7.7 /1,000 | 107 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 6.4 /1,000 | 140 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 18.9 yrs | 73 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 100 /1,000 | 33 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 7.0 yrs | 32 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 72.9 men/100 women | 56 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 7.8 /1,000 | 125 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 67.0 /100k | 80 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 26.9 % | 16 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 4.7 /100k | 126 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 33.0 /100k | 13 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 62.0 % | 1 of 143 | 2004 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 0.4 L | 165 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 6.7 % | 122 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $358 | 106 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $5,652 | 132 of 212 | 2023 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Tonga's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 1st highest adult obesity in the world (62.0 %) and the 13th highest road-traffic deaths in the world (33.0 /100k). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Tonga; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.