Number of maternal deaths in Tonga
Tonga: Number of maternal deaths was 2 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths in Tonga, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
Tonga recorded 2 for number of maternal deaths in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Tonga peaked at 5 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2011.
Tonga ranks 157th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 1990s | 3.7 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More health data for Tonga
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 1,155 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 1,276 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 1,265 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 1,294 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 1,221 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 1,222 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 1,178 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4,132 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 1,092 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 1,344 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths in Tonga?
- Number of maternal deaths in Tonga was 2 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2011.
- How does Tonga rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Tonga ranks 157th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A maternal death refers to the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.