Number of maternal deaths, per capita in Tonga
Tonga: Number of maternal deaths, per capita was 0 units per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths, per capita in Tonga, 1985–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2023, number of maternal deaths, per capita in Tonga stood at 0 units per person.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths, per capita in Tonga peaked at 0.0001 units per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2011.
Tonga ranks 70th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Number of maternal deaths, per capita in Tonga, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 1986 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -20.2% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | -25.0% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -33.4% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | +0.4% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 units per person, 3.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 units per person, 1.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of maternal deaths, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -33.4% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1996 | -25.0% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 5 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 4 |
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 number of maternal deaths, per capita in Tonga?
- Number of maternal deaths, per capita in Tonga was 0 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2011.
- How does Tonga rank for number of maternal deaths, per capita?
- Tonga ranks 70th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths, per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of maternal deaths, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of maternal deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of maternal deaths ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of maternal deaths Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of maternal deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.