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

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

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

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.

Tonga vs Uruguay: Mortality rate, neonatal

Tonga

4.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Uruguay

4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Tonga rank

140th

Uruguay rank

141st

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Tonga
Uruguay

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Uruguay ahead.

Tonga ranks 140th and Uruguay ranks 141st of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Tonga averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Tonga	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1980s	10.2 per 1,000 live births	12 per 1,000 live births	1.8 per 1,000 live births	Uruguay
1990s	8.36 per 1,000 live births	10.36 per 1,000 live births	2 per 1,000 live births	Uruguay
2000s	6.34 per 1,000 live births	7.16 per 1,000 live births	0.82 per 1,000 live births	Uruguay
2010s	5.16 per 1,000 live births	4.92 per 1,000 live births	0.24 per 1,000 live births	Tonga
2020s	4.38 per 1,000 live births	4.26 per 1,000 live births	0.12 per 1,000 live births	Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Tonga or Uruguay?: Tonga, at 4.1 per 1,000 live births against 4 per 1,000 live births in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Tonga and Uruguay?: 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Uruguay?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Tonga and Uruguay rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Tonga ranks 140th and Uruguay ranks 141st of 196 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: 243 places, 11,715 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 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.