Neonatal mortality rate in Tonga
Tonga: Neonatal mortality rate was 4.15 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Tonga, 1989β2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Tonga stood at 4.15. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Tonga peaked at 10.16 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 4.15, in 2024.
That places Tonga 139th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.16 | 10.16 | 10.16 | 1 |
| 1990s | 8.36 | 7.34 | 9.77 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.33 | 5.57 | 7.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.14 | 4.76 | 5.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4 | 4.15 | 4.65 | 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Tonga?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Tonga was 4.15 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 10.16 in 1989.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.15 in 2024.
- How does Tonga rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Tonga ranks 139th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (per 1000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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