Maternal mortality ratio in Tonga
Tonga: Maternal mortality ratio was 66.78 per 100,000 live births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality ratio in Tonga, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maternal mortality ratio in Tonga is 66.78 per 100,000 live births, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio in Tonga peaked at 99.72 per 100,000 live births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 66.78 per 100,000 live births, in 2023.
Tonga ranks 84th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.07 per 100,000 live births | 87.53 per 100,000 live births | 99.72 per 100,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.18 per 100,000 live births | 72.7 per 100,000 live births | 85.23 per 100,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.08 per 100,000 live births | 66.78 per 100,000 live births | 75.68 per 100,000 live births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 81 Brazil 66.91 per 100,000 live births compare
- 82 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 66.9 per 100,000 live births compare
- 83 Belize 66.8 per 100,000 live births compare
- 85 Iraq 65.99 per 100,000 live births compare
- 86 Mauritius 65.9 per 100,000 live births compare
- 87 Algeria 62.49 per 100,000 live births compare
More health data for Tonga
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 834.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 698 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 842 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 804 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 908 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 865 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 951 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio in Tonga?
- Maternal mortality ratio in Tonga was 66.78 per 100,000 live births in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 99.72 per 100,000 live births in 2000.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.78 per 100,000 live births in 2023.
- How does Tonga rank for maternal mortality ratio?
- Tonga ranks 84th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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