Suicide mortality rate in Tonga
Tonga: Suicide mortality rate was 4.73 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate in Tonga, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 population.
Analysis
In 2021, suicide mortality rate in Tonga stood at 4.73 per 100,000 population.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Tonga peaked at 5.12 per 100,000 population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.38 per 100,000 population, in 2016.
That places Tonga 129th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.85 per 100,000 population | 4.45 per 100,000 population | 5.12 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.86 per 100,000 population | 4.38 per 100,000 population | 5.11 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.69 per 100,000 population | 4.65 per 100,000 population | 4.73 per 100,000 population | 2 |
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More health data for Tonga
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 1,155 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 1,276 (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 suicide mortality rate in Tonga?
- Suicide mortality rate in Tonga was 4.73 per 100,000 population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 5.12 per 100,000 population in 2000.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.38 per 100,000 population in 2016.
- How does Tonga rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Tonga ranks 129th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).