Tonga - Life expectancy at birth 2008

Life expectancy improves in Tonga

In 2008 the life expectancy in Tonga increased to 70.16 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 73.27 years and for men 67.38 years.

Tonga’s position worsened with respect to the 193 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 108th in 2007 to 109th in 2008.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Tonga over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2007, when it was 70.05 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 1998, when it was 68.64 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Tonga. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Tonga in Tongan economy.

Tonga - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2008	73.27	67.38	70.16
2007	73.21	67.23	70.05
2006	73.13	67.01	69.89
2005	73.06	66.84	69.77
2004	73.11	66.63	69.67
2003	73.02	66.39	69.50
2002	72.94	66.18	69.34
2001	72.80	65.92	69.13
2000	72.76	65.70	68.98
1999	72.67	65.49	68.81
1998	72.57	65.29	68.64
1997	72.44	65.14	68.49
1996	72.33	64.92	68.32
1995	72.20	64.74	68.17
1994	72.07	64.57	68.01
1993	71.93	64.39	67.86
1992	71.78	64.21	67.69
1991	71.62	64.03	67.52
1990	71.37	63.84	67.29
1989	71.26	63.69	67.16
1988	71.16	63.53	67.03
1987	71.02	63.39	66.88
1986	70.92	63.26	66.75
1985	70.81	63.14	66.63
1984	70.73	62.97	66.48
1983	70.64	62.86	66.37
1982	70.29	62.62	66.07
1981	70.41	62.65	66.13
1980	70.27	62.47	65.96
1979	70.13	62.27	65.78
1978	69.96	62.06	65.58
1977	69.73	61.76	65.30
1976	69.53	61.61	65.13
1975	69.24	61.33	64.84
1974	69.00	61.08	64.60
1973	68.59	60.78	64.24
1972	68.29	60.55	63.98
1971	67.83	60.32	63.66
1970	67.24	60.00	63.23
1969	66.58	59.62	62.74
1968	65.90	59.16	62.19
1967	65.24	58.73	61.66
1966	64.57	58.29	61.13
1965	63.85	57.85	60.58
1964	63.17	57.43	60.05
1963	62.54	57.01	59.55
1962	61.99	56.60	59.09
1961	61.36	56.20	58.59
1960	60.96	55.87	58.23

Tonga - Life expectancy at birth