Maternal mortality ratio in Tonga
Tonga: Maternal mortality ratio was 95.8 in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
95.8
Change on year
up 16.7%
World rank
1st
of 17 countries
All-time high
227.4
in 2021
All-time low
31.6
in 2018
Years of data
16
2009β2024
Maternal mortality ratio in Tonga, 2009β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, maternal mortality ratio in Tonga stood at 95.8.
The figure is up 16.7% on the previous year and up 59.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio in Tonga peaked at 227.4 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 31.6, in 2018.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97 | 97 | 97 | 1 |
| 2010s | 74.11 | 31.6 | 112.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 117.3 | 79.2 | 227.4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More health data for Tonga
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -33.33 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 834.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate -0.4348 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4723 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 698 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio in Tonga?
- Maternal mortality ratio in Tonga was 95.8 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 227.4 in 2021.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.6 in 2018.
- How does Tonga rank for maternal mortality ratio?
- Tonga ranks 1st out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maternal mortality ratio rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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