Stillbirth rate in Tonga
Tonga: Stillbirth rate was 0.6965 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in Tonga, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stillbirth rate in Tonga is 0.6965 deaths per 100 births, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Tonga peaked at 0.98 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6965 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.
Tonga ranks 113th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8979 deaths per 100 births | 0.8293 deaths per 100 births | 0.98 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7753 deaths per 100 births | 0.7339 deaths per 100 births | 0.8173 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7103 deaths per 100 births | 0.6965 deaths per 100 births | 0.7236 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 110 Antigua and Barbuda 0.725 deaths per 100 births compare
- 111 Jordan 0.7227 deaths per 100 births compare
- 112 Uzbekistan 0.704 deaths per 100 births compare
- 114 Libya 0.6955 deaths per 100 births compare
- 115 Belize 0.6798 deaths per 100 births compare
- 116 Panama 0.6629 deaths per 100 births compare
More population data for Tonga
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 6,812 people (2100)
- Population density 163.72 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.0% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 3.1 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 3.1 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 3.1 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.7% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.13 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 3.13 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Tonga?
- Stillbirth rate in Tonga was 0.6965 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.98 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6965 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
- How does Tonga rank for stillbirth rate?
- Tonga ranks 113th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.