What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Sri Lanka and Tonga?

0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Tonga ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Tonga?

36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.

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.

Sri Lanka vs Tonga: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)

Sri Lanka

4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Tonga

4.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Sri Lanka rank

142nd

Tonga rank

141st

Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) over time

Sri Lanka
Tonga

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 4.1 per 1,000 live births against 4 per 1,000 live births in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 142nd and Tonga ranks 141st of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 4 and Tonga in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1980s	15.1 per 1,000 live births	10.2 per 1,000 live births	4.9 per 1,000 live births	Sri Lanka
1990s	12.49 per 1,000 live births	8.36 per 1,000 live births	4.13 per 1,000 live births	Sri Lanka
2000s	7.84 per 1,000 live births	6.34 per 1,000 live births	1.5 per 1,000 live births	Sri Lanka
2010s	5.53 per 1,000 live births	5.16 per 1,000 live births	0.37 per 1,000 live births	Sri Lanka
2020s	4.3 per 1,000 live births	4.38 per 1,000 live births	0.08 per 1,000 live births	Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Sri Lanka or Tonga?: Tonga, at 4.1 per 1,000 live births against 4 per 1,000 live births in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Sri Lanka and Tonga?: 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Tonga?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Sri Lanka and Tonga rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Sri Lanka ranks 142nd 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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Indicator: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 11,751 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.