Tonga vs Uruguay: Neonatal mortality rate

Tonga
0.4146 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Uruguay
0.4049 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Tonga rank
141st
Uruguay rank
142nd

Neonatal mortality rate over time

  • Tonga
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Tonga currently reports 0.4146 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4049 deaths per 100 live births in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0097 deaths per 100 live births.

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

Tonga ranks 141st and Uruguay ranks 142nd of 199 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 1.02 deaths per 100 live births 1.2 deaths per 100 live births 0.1873 deaths per 100 live births Uruguay
1990s 0.8365 deaths per 100 live births 1.04 deaths per 100 live births 0.2009 deaths per 100 live births Uruguay
2000s 0.6331 deaths per 100 live births 0.7162 deaths per 100 live births 0.0831 deaths per 100 live births Uruguay
2010s 0.5141 deaths per 100 live births 0.493 deaths per 100 live births 0.0211 deaths per 100 live births Tonga
2020s 0.4396 deaths per 100 live births 0.4271 deaths per 100 live births 0.0125 deaths per 100 live births Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Tonga or Uruguay?
Tonga, at 0.4146 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4049 deaths per 100 live births in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Tonga and Uruguay?
0.0097 deaths per 100 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 neonatal mortality rate?
Tonga ranks 141st and Uruguay ranks 142nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed

The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .