Number of neonatal deaths by region in Tonga
Tonga: Number of neonatal deaths by region was 10 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths by region in Tonga, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, number of neonatal deaths by region in Tonga stood at 10. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths by region in Tonga peaked at 32 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2023.
That places Tonga 180th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths by region in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32 | — |
| 1991 | 31 | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 30 | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 28 | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 27 | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 25 | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 24 | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 22 | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 21 | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 20 | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 19 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 16 | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 10 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.5 | 22 | 32 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.7 | 17 | 22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.2 | 12 | 16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.8 | 10 | 12 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths by region in Tonga?
- Number of neonatal deaths by region in Tonga was 10 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths by region recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 32 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths by region recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2023.
- How does Tonga rank for number of neonatal deaths by region?
- Tonga ranks 180th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths by region rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of neonates – babies under 28 days old – who die each year.