Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Tonga

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Tonga was 72.9 years. A difference of +0.26 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Tonga were 69.37 years and 76.41 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Tonga for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Tonga (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Tonga (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	58.32	55.86	61.1
1961	58.76	56.36	61.48
1962	59.3	56.93	62
1963	59.77	57.44	62.45
1964	60.25	57.95	62.9
1965	60.72	58.48	63.31
1966	61.21	58.98	63.8
1967	61.69	59.5	64.25
1968	62.16	59.97	64.73
1969	62.7	60.52	65.26
1970	63.18	60.96	65.81
1971	63.61	61.3	66.36
1972	64.06	61.67	66.93
1973	64.39	61.95	67.33
1974	64.83	62.34	67.82
1975	65.12	62.54	68.22
1976	65.42	62.82	68.52
1977	65.63	62.98	68.75
1978	65.85	63.17	69.03
1979	66.04	63.3	69.27
1980	66.19	63.38	69.49
1981	66.36	63.48	69.74
1982	66.33	63.45	69.7
1983	66.65	63.67	70.15
1984	66.81	63.78	70.34
1985	66.93	63.86	70.5
1986	67.06	63.92	70.7
1987	67.19	64	70.88
1988	67.32	64.07	71.08
1989	67.44	64.16	71.24
1990	67.54	64.2	71.4
1991	67.75	64.38	71.64
1992	67.93	64.53	71.85
1993	68.16	64.71	72.15
1994	68.37	64.91	72.39
1995	68.59	65.11	72.63
1996	68.8	65.31	72.86
1997	69.01	65.52	73.07
1998	69.22	65.72	73.28
1999	69.43	65.92	73.47
2000	69.64	66.11	73.67
2001	69.8	66.3	73.79
2002	70.03	66.51	74.04
2003	70.23	66.71	74.23
2004	70.43	66.93	74.4
2005	70.56	67.1	74.47
2006	70.71	67.26	74.61
2007	70.89	67.45	74.77
2008	71.04	67.61	74.91
2009	70.95	67.54	74.78
2010	71.32	67.88	75.17
2011	71.44	68	75.27
2012	71.55	68.11	75.36
2013	71.65	68.22	75.45
2014	71.72	68.29	75.49
2015	71.85	68.41	75.62
2016	71.95	68.52	75.7
2017	72.07	68.65	75.78
2018	72.17	68.73	75.87
2019	72.29	68.85	75.97
2020	72.38	68.88	76.08
2021	72.13	68.71	75.69
2022	72.64	69.16	76.18
2023	72.9	69.37	76.41