Neonatal deaths in Tonga
Tonga: Neonatal deaths was 10 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Latest (2024)
10
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
179th
of 198 countries
All-time high
22
in 2000
All-time low
10
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000β2024
Neonatal deaths in Tonga, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal deaths in Tonga stood at 10. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths in Tonga peaked at 22 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2023.
Tonga ranks 179th 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 | 19.7 | 17 | 22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.2 | 12 | 16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.8 | 10 | 12 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 176 Malta 15 compare
- 176 Seychelles 15 compare
- 178 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11 compare
- 179 Estonia 10 compare
- 179 Luxembourg 10 compare
- 182 Marshall Islands 9 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)
- Infant deaths 19 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths in Tonga?
- Neonatal deaths in Tonga was 10 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 22 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2023.
- How does Tonga rank for neonatal deaths?
- Tonga ranks 179th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is 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 Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal deaths (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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