Number of infant deaths, female in Tonga
Tonga: Number of infant deaths, female was 8 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of infant deaths, female in Tonga, 1964–2024
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
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, female in Tonga is 8, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 61 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Tonga peaked at 77 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2023.
That places Tonga 181st out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of infant deaths, female in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 77 | — |
| 1965 | 73 | -5.2% |
| 1966 | 70 | -4.1% |
| 1967 | 66 | -5.7% |
| 1968 | 62 | -6.1% |
| 1969 | 58 | -6.5% |
| 1970 | 54 | -6.9% |
| 1971 | 51 | -5.6% |
| 1972 | 47 | -7.8% |
| 1973 | 45 | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 43 | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 41 | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 40 | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 39 | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 38 | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 37 | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 35 | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 34 | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 33 | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 32 | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 31 | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 30 | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 27 | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 26 | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 25 | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 24 | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 22 | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 21 | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 20 | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 19 | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 16 | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 8 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.67 | 58 | 77 | 6 |
| 1970s | 43.5 | 37 | 54 | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.5 | 26 | 35 | 10 |
| 1990s | 21 | 18 | 25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.7 | 14 | 17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6 | 10 | 14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.6 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 178 Grenada 10 compare
- 178 Seychelles 10 compare
- 180 Malta 9 compare
- 181 Marshall Islands 8 compare
- 183 Estonia 7 compare
- 184 Luxembourg 6 compare
- 184 Montenegro 6 compare
- 184 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6 compare
More education data for Tonga
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 818 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 108.79 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 108.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female in Tonga?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Tonga was 8 in 2024, 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 infant deaths, female recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 77 in 1964.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2023.
- How does Tonga rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Tonga ranks 181st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.