Neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days in Tonga
Tonga: Neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days was 9 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days in Tonga, 2007–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days in Tonga stood at 9.
The figure is down 10.9% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days in Tonga peaked at 15.4 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.18, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 15.4 | — |
| 2008 | 4.18 | -72.8% |
| 2009 | 12.7 | +203.7% |
| 2010 | 12.2 | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 10.7 | -12.3% |
| 2012 | 10.7 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10.7 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10.7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.3 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 11.3 | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 10.1 | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 10.5 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 9 | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 8.6 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 10.1 | +17.4% |
| 2022 | 9 | -10.9% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 9 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +203.7% | 4.18 | 12.7 |
| 2008 | -72.8% | 15.4 | 4.18 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.76 | 4.18 | 15.4 | 3 |
| 2010s | 10.62 | 9 | 12.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.23 | 8.6 | 10.1 | 3 |
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 - 0 to 27 days in Tonga?
- Neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days in Tonga was 9 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4 in 2007.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.18 in 2008.
- How does Tonga rank for neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days?
- Tonga ranks 9th out of 17 countries with data for 2022.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - 0 to 27 days. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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