Neonatal mortality rate in Tonga
Tonga: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
0.6%
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
115th
of 204 countries
All-time high
2.3%
in 1950
All-time low
0.6%
in 2019
Years of data
70
1950–2019
Neonatal mortality rate in Tonga, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, neonatal mortality rate in Tonga stood at 0.6%. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Tonga peaked at 2.3% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2019.
Tonga ranks 115th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.3% | — |
| 1951 | 2.3% | -1.3% |
| 1952 | 2.2% | -1.7% |
| 1953 | 2.2% | -1.3% |
| 1954 | 2.2% | -1.8% |
| 1955 | 2.1% | -1.8% |
| 1956 | 2.1% | -1.9% |
| 1957 | 2.1% | -1.9% |
| 1958 | 2.0% | -1.5% |
| 1959 | 2.0% | -2.5% |
| 1960 | 1.9% | -2.0% |
| 1961 | 1.9% | -2.1% |
| 1962 | 1.9% | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 1.8% | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 1.8% | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 1.8% | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 1.8% | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.7% | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 1.7% | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 1.7% | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 1.7% | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.6% | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 1.6% | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 1.6% | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 1.6% | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 1.6% | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 1.5% | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 1.5% | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 1.5% | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 1.4% | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 1.4% | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 1.4% | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 1.3% | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 1.3% | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 1.2% | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 1.2% | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 1.2% | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 1.2% | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 1.1% | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 1.1% | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -3.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 81% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7%, 93% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 834.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0535 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Tonga?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Tonga was 0.6% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 1950.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2019.
- How does Tonga rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Tonga ranks 115th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death between 0 and 27 days.