Number of neonatal deaths in Tonga
Tonga: Number of neonatal deaths was 10 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths in Tonga, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal deaths in Tonga is 10, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Tonga peaked at 32 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2023.
Tonga ranks 182nd of 197 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 | 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% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 10 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 634, 2% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 10 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 366.5, 3% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 179 Malta 15 compare
- 179 Seychelles 15 compare
- 181 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11 compare
- 182 Estonia 10 compare
- 182 Luxembourg 10 compare
- 185 Marshall Islands 9 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)
- 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 neonatal deaths in Tonga?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Tonga was 10 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 32 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2023.
- How does Tonga rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Tonga ranks 182nd out of 197 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.