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Neonatal mortality rate in Tonga

Tonga: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.4146 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.4146 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
141st
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.02 deaths per 100 live births
in 1989
All-time low
0.4146 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Years of data
36
1989–2024

Neonatal mortality rate in Tonga, 1989–2024

00.250.50.7511989200620241989: 1 deaths per 100 live births1990: 0.977 deaths per 100 live births1991: 0.937 deaths per 100 live births1992: 0.898 deaths per 100 live births1993: 0.865 deaths per 100 live births1994: 0.834 deaths per 100 live births1995: 0.808 deaths per 100 live births1996: 0.788 deaths per 100 live births1997: 0.771 deaths per 100 live births1998: 0.752 deaths per 100 live births1999: 0.734 deaths per 100 live births2000: 0.717 deaths per 100 live births2001: 0.697 deaths per 100 live births2002: 0.678 deaths per 100 live births2003: 0.659 deaths per 100 live births2004: 0.639 deaths per 100 live births2005: 0.621 deaths per 100 live births2006: 0.603 deaths per 100 live births2007: 0.586 deaths per 100 live births2008: 0.571 deaths per 100 live births2009: 0.557 deaths per 100 live births2010: 0.546 deaths per 100 live births2011: 0.538 deaths per 100 live births2012: 0.532 deaths per 100 live births2013: 0.526 deaths per 100 live births2014: 0.521 deaths per 100 live births2015: 0.514 deaths per 100 live births2016: 0.506 deaths per 100 live births2017: 0.497 deaths per 100 live births2018: 0.486 deaths per 100 live births2019: 0.476 deaths per 100 live births2020: 0.465 deaths per 100 live births2021: 0.452 deaths per 100 live births2022: 0.44 deaths per 100 live births2023: 0.427 deaths per 100 live births2024: 0.415 deaths per 100 live births

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.

Neonatal mortality rate in Tonga, year by year

Year deaths per 100 live births Change
1989 1.02 deaths per 100 live births —
1990 0.9768 deaths per 100 live births -3.9%
1991 0.9372 deaths per 100 live births -4.1%
1992 0.8984 deaths per 100 live births -4.1%
1993 0.8646 deaths per 100 live births -3.8%
1994 0.8343 deaths per 100 live births -3.5%
1995 0.8085 deaths per 100 live births -3.1%
1996 0.7879 deaths per 100 live births -2.5%
1997 0.7708 deaths per 100 live births -2.2%
1998 0.7521 deaths per 100 live births -2.4%
1999 0.7343 deaths per 100 live births -2.4%
2000 0.7175 deaths per 100 live births -2.3%
2001 0.6973 deaths per 100 live births -2.8%
2002 0.6783 deaths per 100 live births -2.7%
2003 0.6593 deaths per 100 live births -2.8%
2004 0.6393 deaths per 100 live births -3.0%
2005 0.6214 deaths per 100 live births -2.8%
2006 0.6033 deaths per 100 live births -2.9%
2007 0.5864 deaths per 100 live births -2.8%
2008 0.5711 deaths per 100 live births -2.6%
2009 0.5575 deaths per 100 live births -2.4%
2010 0.5457 deaths per 100 live births -2.1%
2011 0.5377 deaths per 100 live births -1.5%
2012 0.5316 deaths per 100 live births -1.1%
2013 0.5257 deaths per 100 live births -1.1%
2014 0.5205 deaths per 100 live births -1.0%
2015 0.5141 deaths per 100 live births -1.2%
2016 0.5063 deaths per 100 live births -1.5%
2017 0.4967 deaths per 100 live births -1.9%
2018 0.4862 deaths per 100 live births -2.1%
2019 0.4762 deaths per 100 live births -2.1%
2020 0.4647 deaths per 100 live births -2.4%
2021 0.4518 deaths per 100 live births -2.8%
2022 0.4397 deaths per 100 live births -2.7%
2023 0.427 deaths per 100 live births -2.9%
2024 0.4146 deaths per 100 live births -2.9%

Tonga compared with similar countries

  • Tonga's 0.4146 deaths per 100 live births is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7725 deaths per 100 live births, 54% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Tonga's 0.4146 deaths per 100 live births is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8767 deaths per 100 live births, 47% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 138 El Salvador 0.4335 deaths per 100 live births compare
  2. 139 Malaysia 0.427 deaths per 100 live births compare
  3. 140 Cuba 0.4255 deaths per 100 live births compare
  4. 142 Uruguay 0.4049 deaths per 100 live births compare
  5. 143 Sri Lanka 0.396 deaths per 100 live births compare
  6. 144 Kazakhstan 0.3943 deaths per 100 live births compare

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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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Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .