Mortality rate, infant in Tonga
Tonga: Mortality rate, infant was 7.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate, infant in Tonga, 1963–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, infant in Tonga is 7.8 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Tonga peaked at 62.2 per 1,000 live births in 1963 and was at its lowest, 7.8 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Tonga ranks 130th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.6 per 1,000 live births | 41.9 per 1,000 live births | 62.2 per 1,000 live births | 7 |
| 1970s | 31.03 per 1,000 live births | 24.8 per 1,000 live births | 39.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.14 per 1,000 live births | 18.6 per 1,000 live births | 23.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.74 per 1,000 live births | 14.1 per 1,000 live births | 18 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.25 per 1,000 live births | 10.9 per 1,000 live births | 13.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.71 per 1,000 live births | 8.8 per 1,000 live births | 10.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.24 per 1,000 live births | 7.8 per 1,000 live births | 8.7 per 1,000 live births | 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 ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0685 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate -0.3985 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5277 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Tonga?
- Mortality rate, infant in Tonga was 7.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 62.2 per 1,000 live births in 1963.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Tonga rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Tonga ranks 130th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 62 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.