Neonatal mortality rate in Tonga
Tonga: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.4146 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Tonga, 1989–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 0.4146 deaths per 100 live births for neonatal mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure 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 1.02 deaths per 100 live births in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.4146 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Tonga 141st out of 199 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 | 1.02 deaths per 100 live births | 1.02 deaths per 100 live births | 1.02 deaths per 100 live births | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.8365 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7343 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9768 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6331 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5575 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7175 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5141 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4762 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5457 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4396 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4146 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4647 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 138 El Salvador 0.4335 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 139 Malaysia 0.427 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 140 Cuba 0.4255 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 142 Uruguay 0.4049 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 143 Sri Lanka 0.396 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 144 Kazakhstan 0.3943 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Tonga
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 834.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 1,294 (2025)
- Population, male 47.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 1,092 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 1,178 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 1,109 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 1,186 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Tonga?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Tonga was 0.4146 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 deaths per 100 live births in 1989.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4146 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Tonga rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Tonga ranks 141st out of 199 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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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The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .