Taxa de mortalidade infantil in Tonga
Tonga: Taxa de mortalidade infantil was 14.3 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Taxa de mortalidade infantil in Tonga, 2007–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 14.3 for taxa de mortalidade infantil in 2024.
The figure is up 11.3% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxa de mortalidade infantil in Tonga peaked at 24.7 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.29, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Taxa de mortalidade infantil in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 24.7 | — |
| 2008 | 3.29 | -86.7% |
| 2009 | 21.3 | +547.9% |
| 2010 | 20.4 | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 19.3 | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 18.2 | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 16.8 | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 16.4 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 15.3 | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 15.5 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 14.9 | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 15.2 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 14 | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 12.5 | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 14.68 | +17.4% |
| 2022 | 12.45 | -15.2% |
| 2023 | 12.85 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 14.3 | +11.3% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 14.3 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxa de mortalidade infantil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +547.9% | 3.29 | 21.3 |
| 2008 | -86.7% | 24.7 | 3.29 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.43 | 3.29 | 24.7 | 3 |
| 2010s | 16.6 | 14 | 20.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.36 | 12.45 | 14.68 | 5 |
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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxa de mortalidade infantil in Tonga?
- Taxa de mortalidade infantil in Tonga was 14.3 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest taxa de mortalidade infantil recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 24.7 in 2007.
- What is the lowest taxa de mortalidade infantil recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.29 in 2008.
- How does Tonga rank for taxa de mortalidade infantil?
- Tonga ranks 4th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxa de mortalidade infantil rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Taxa de mortalidade infantil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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