Number of stillbirths in Tonga
Tonga: Number of stillbirths was 17 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Tonga, 2000–2023
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
In 2023, number of stillbirths in Tonga stood at 17. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Tonga peaked at 30 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17, in 2022.
That places Tonga 179th out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Number of stillbirths in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30 | — |
| 2001 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 27 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 26 | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 25 | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 24 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 22 | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 21 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 20 | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 17 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.9 | 25 | 30 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.7 | 19 | 25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.5 | 17 | 18 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 176 Luxembourg 23 compare
- 177 Estonia 21 compare
- 177 Saint Lucia 21 compare
- 180 Barbados 14 compare
- 181 Grenada 13 compare
- 181 Seychelles 13 compare
- 181 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 834.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0398 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 0.8817 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0287 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Tonga?
- Number of stillbirths in Tonga was 17 in 2023, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of stillbirths recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 30 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 in 2022.
- How does Tonga rank for number of stillbirths?
- Tonga ranks 179th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of stillbirths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation