Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Tonga
Tonga: Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) was 4.15 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Tonga, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Tonga stood at 4.15. That is the lowest value across all 35 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 - un igme estimates in Tonga peaked at 9.77 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.15, in 2024.
That places Tonga 142nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.77 | — |
| 1991 | 9.37 | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 8.98 | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 8.65 | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 8.34 | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 8.08 | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 7.88 | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 7.71 | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 7.52 | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 7.34 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 7.17 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 6.97 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 6.78 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 6.59 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 6.39 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 6.21 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 6.03 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 5.86 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 5.71 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 5.57 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 5.46 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 5.38 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 5.32 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 5.26 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 5.21 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 5.14 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 5.06 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 4.97 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 4.86 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 4.76 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 4.65 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 4.52 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 4.4 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 4.27 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 4.15 | -2.9% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 4.15 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.72, 54% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 4.15 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.77, 47% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0578 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Tonga?
- Neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Tonga was 4.15 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 9.77 in 1990.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.15 in 2024.
- How does Tonga rank for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates?
- Tonga ranks 142nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates 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 UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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