Life expectancy at birth, total in Tonga
Tonga: Life expectancy at birth, total was 73.07 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Tonga, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Tonga is 73.07 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Tonga peaked at 73.07 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.31 years, in 1960.
Tonga ranks 122nd of 215 countries on this measure, 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 | 60.49 years | 58.31 years | 62.7 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 64.81 years | 63.18 years | 66.04 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.83 years | 66.19 years | 67.44 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.48 years | 67.54 years | 69.43 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.43 years | 69.64 years | 71.04 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.8 years | 71.32 years | 72.29 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.62 years | 72.13 years | 73.07 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 119 Trinidad and Tobago 73.62 years compare
- 120 Russia 73.44 years compare
- 121 Bhutan 73.26 years compare
- 123 Honduras 73.04 years compare
- 124 American Samoa 72.99 years compare
- 125 Saint Lucia 72.85 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, total in Tonga?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Tonga was 73.07 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 73.07 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.31 years in 1960.
- How does Tonga rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Tonga ranks 122nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (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.