Life expectancy at birth, male in Tonga
Tonga: Life expectancy at birth, male was 69.5 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Tonga, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, male in Tonga stood at 69.5 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Tonga peaked at 69.5 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.86 years, in 1960.
That places Tonga 133rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.2 years | 55.86 years | 60.52 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 62.3 years | 60.96 years | 63.3 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.78 years | 63.38 years | 64.16 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.03 years | 64.2 years | 65.92 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.95 years | 66.11 years | 67.61 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.37 years | 67.88 years | 68.85 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.13 years | 68.71 years | 69.5 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 130 Libya 69.62 years compare
- 131 Vanuatu 69.58 years compare
- 132 Uzbekistan 69.56 years compare
- 134 Saint Lucia 69.45 years compare
- 135 Solomon Islands 69.36 years compare
- 136 Indonesia 69.16 years compare
More health data for Tonga
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 1,155 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 1,351 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 1,265 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 1,294 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 1,221 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 1,222 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 1,178 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4,132 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 1,092 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 1,344 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Tonga?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Tonga was 69.5 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 69.5 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.86 years in 1960.
- How does Tonga rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Tonga ranks 133rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.