Solomon Islands vs Tuvalu: Infant mortality rate by sex
Solomon Islands
1.49 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Tuvalu
1.45 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Solomon Islands rank
78th
Tuvalu rank
79th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Solomon Islands
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 1.49 deaths per 100 live births against 1.45 deaths per 100 live births in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 71 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Solomon Islands ranks 78th and Tuvalu ranks 79th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Solomon Islands averaged higher in 1 and Tuvalu in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Solomon Islands | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.41 deaths per 100 live births | 13.92 deaths per 100 live births | 1.52 deaths per 100 live births | Tuvalu |
| 1960s | 9.16 deaths per 100 live births | 10.12 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9655 deaths per 100 live births | Tuvalu |
| 1970s | 5.1 deaths per 100 live births | 6.05 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9475 deaths per 100 live births | Tuvalu |
| 1980s | 3.1 deaths per 100 live births | 4.11 deaths per 100 live births | 1.02 deaths per 100 live births | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 2.38 deaths per 100 live births | 3.6 deaths per 100 live births | 1.22 deaths per 100 live births | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 2.08 deaths per 100 live births | 2.81 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7248 deaths per 100 live births | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 1.84 deaths per 100 live births | 1.98 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1453 deaths per 100 live births | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 1.58 deaths per 100 live births | 1.54 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0396 deaths per 100 live births | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Solomon Islands or Tuvalu?
- Solomon Islands, at 1.49 deaths per 100 live births against 1.45 deaths per 100 live births in Tuvalu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Solomon Islands and Tuvalu?
- 0.04 deaths per 100 live births, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Solomon Islands and Tuvalu?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
- How do Solomon Islands and Tuvalu rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Solomon Islands ranks 78th and Tuvalu ranks 79th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .