El Salvador vs Tonga: Mortality rate, neonatal
El Salvador
4.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Tonga
4.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
El Salvador rank
138th
Tonga rank
141st
Mortality rate, neonatal over time
- El Salvador
- Tonga
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 4.3 per 1,000 live births against 4.1 per 1,000 live births in Tonga, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.
Across all 36 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 138th and Tonga ranks 141st of 197 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.1 per 1,000 live births | 10.2 per 1,000 live births | 12.9 per 1,000 live births | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 19.1 per 1,000 live births | 8.36 per 1,000 live births | 10.74 per 1,000 live births | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 11.3 per 1,000 live births | 6.34 per 1,000 live births | 4.96 per 1,000 live births | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 6.66 per 1,000 live births | 5.16 per 1,000 live births | 1.5 per 1,000 live births | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 4.7 per 1,000 live births | 4.38 per 1,000 live births | 0.32 per 1,000 live births | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, El Salvador or Tonga?
- El Salvador, at 4.3 per 1,000 live births against 4.1 per 1,000 live births in Tonga as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between El Salvador and Tonga?
- 0.2 per 1,000 live births, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Tonga?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Tonga rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
- El Salvador ranks 138th and Tonga ranks 141st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.