Number of neonatal deaths in Tonga
Tonga: Number of neonatal deaths was 10 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths in Tonga, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal deaths in Tonga is 10 deaths, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Tonga peaked at 32 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 10 deaths, in 2023.
Tonga ranks 180th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths in Tonga, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 31 deaths | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 30 deaths | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 28 deaths | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 27 deaths | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 25 deaths | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 24 deaths | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 23 deaths | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 23 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 22 deaths | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 22 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 21 deaths | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 21 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 21 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 20 deaths | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 20 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 19 deaths | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 18 deaths | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 18 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 17 deaths | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 16 deaths | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 16 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 16 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15 deaths | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 15 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14 deaths | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 13 deaths | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 13 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12 deaths | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 12 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11 deaths | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 11 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10 deaths | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 10 deaths | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.5 deaths | 22 deaths | 32 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.7 deaths | 17 deaths | 22 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.2 deaths | 12 deaths | 16 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.8 deaths | 10 deaths | 12 deaths | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 177 Malta 15 deaths compare
- 177 Seychelles 15 deaths compare
- 179 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11 deaths compare
- 180 Estonia 10 deaths compare
- 180 Luxembourg 10 deaths compare
- 183 Marshall Islands 9 deaths compare
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 834.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1688 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1804 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Tonga?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Tonga was 10 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 32 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 deaths in 2023.
- How does Tonga rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Tonga ranks 180th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .