Health · East Asia & Pacific · Upper-middle income
Tonga: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 73.1 yrs (2024), 124th of 217 in the world and 18th of 37 in East Asia & Pacific. Life expectancy, women is 76.5 yrs (2024), 125th of 217 in the world and 18th of 37 in East Asia & Pacific. Life expectancy, men is 69.5 yrs (2024), 135th of 217 in the world and 21st of 37 in East Asia & Pacific.
Life expectancy
TongaEast Asia & PacificUpper-middle incomeWorld
Life expectancy, women
TongaEast Asia & PacificUpper-middle incomeWorld
17 indicators
Health: Tonga in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 73.1 yrs2024 | 124/217 | 18/37 | 69.6 yrs | 71.3 yrs | 72.4 yrs | +1.9%since 2014 | 76.7 yrs | 76.0 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 76.5 yrs2024 | 125/217 | 18/37 | 73.7 yrs | 75.2 yrs | 76.1 yrs | +1.4%since 2014 | 79.7 yrs | 78.9 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 69.5 yrs2024 | 135/217 | 21/37 | 66.1 yrs | 67.9 yrs | 68.9 yrs | +1.8%since 2014 | 73.9 yrs | 73.3 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Infant mortalityInfant mortality, per 1,000 live births | 7.82024 | 129/196 | 21/30 | 13.8 | 10.6 | 8.7 | −20%since 2014 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortalityUnder-5 mortality, per 1,000 live births | 9.52024 | 127/196 | 21/30 | 16.9 | 13.1 | 10.6 | −21%since 2014 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 37.4 | |
| Neonatal mortalityNeonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births | 4.12024 | 140/196 | 24/30 | 7.2 | 5.5 | 4.6 | −21%since 2014 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 17.2 | |
| Maternal mortalityMaternal mortality, per 100,000 live births | 672023 | 83/194 | 18/30 | 100 | 85 | 74 | −16%since 2013 | 66 | 57 | 197 | |
| Measles vaccinationMeasles immunisation, % of children 12–23 months | 99%2024 | 17/193 | 3/30 | 95% | 99% | 99% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 90% | 90% | 84% | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 22024 | 197/208 | 36/36 | 23 | 10 | 8 | −84%since 2014 | 144 | 92 | 131 | |
| Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP | 7.4%2023 | 78/193 | 12/29 | 2.9% | 4.8% | 5.6% | +3.2 ppsince 2013 | 6.8% | 6.0% | 10.1% | |
| Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure | 5.9%2023 | 185/193 | 23/29 | 14.5% | 8.5% | 6.1% | −3.0 ppsince 2013 | 26.0% | 31.2% | 17.3% | |
| PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people | 1.012021 | 110/180 | 13/25 | 0.50 | 0.54 | 0.95 | +88%since 2010 | 2.40 | 2.41 | 1.86 | |
| Hospital bedsHospital beds per 1,000 people | 2.52010 | 85/182 | 15/27 | · | 2.5 | · | — | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.3 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 98.9%2024 | 83/206 | 17/37 | 98.5% | 98.8% | 98.8% | +0.1 ppsince 2014 | 95.3% | 95.9% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 93.9%2024 | 99/203 | 18/37 | 89.2% | 91.9% | 93.5% | +1.3 ppsince 2014 | 94.8% | 94.2% | 82.2% | |
| Tobacco useTobacco use, % of adults | 32.1%2024 | 22/166 | 8/29 | 33.0% | 32.5% | 32.2% | −0.4 ppsince 2010 | 23.1% | 21.5% | 20.3% | |
| Road deathsRoad traffic deaths, per 100,000 people | 33.02019 | 15/186 | 1/26 | 13.3 | 5.8 | 33.02019 | +211%since 2009 | 16.5 | 17.2 | 16.7 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+1.9%73.1 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+1.4%76.5 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+1.8%69.5 yrs in 2024
- Infant mortality−20%7.8 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Road deaths+211%33.0 in 2019
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Tonga and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Tonga. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Tonga | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 73.1 yrs2024 | 78.9 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 76.5 yrs2024 | 81.4 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 69.5 yrs2024 | 76.5 yrs2024 |
| Infant mortality | 7.82024 | 5.52024 |
| Under-5 mortality | 9.52024 | 6.52024 |
| Neonatal mortality | 4.12024 | 3.72024 |
| Maternal mortality | 672023 | 172023 |
| Measles vaccination | 99%2024 | 92%2024 |
| Tuberculosis | 22024 | 32024 |