Infant deaths in Tonga
Tonga: Infant deaths was 19 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Latest (2024)
19
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
178th
of 198 countries
All-time high
42
in 2000
All-time low
19
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000β2024
Infant deaths in Tonga, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant deaths in Tonga is 19, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant deaths in Tonga peaked at 42 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19, in 2023.
Tonga ranks 178th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.9 | 33 | 42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.1 | 22 | 32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.2 | 19 | 22 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 175 Grenada 22 compare
- 175 Seychelles 22 compare
- 177 Malta 20 compare
- 179 Marshall Islands 18 compare
- 180 Estonia 17 compare
- 181 Montenegro 14 compare
More development goals data for Tonga
- Red List Index 0.7501 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 58.77 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 286.2 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 5 (2025)
- Neonatal deaths 10 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant deaths in Tonga?
- Infant deaths in Tonga was 19 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant deaths recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 42 in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant deaths recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 in 2023.
- How does Tonga rank for infant deaths?
- Tonga ranks 178th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant deaths rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant deaths (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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