Solomon Islands vs Tuvalu: Mortality rate, under-5
Solomon Islands
20 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Tuvalu
19.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Solomon Islands rank
74th
Tuvalu rank
75th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Solomon Islands
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 20 per 1,000 live births against 19.2 per 1,000 live births in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.8 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Solomon Islands ranks 74th and Tuvalu ranks 75th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Solomon Islands averaged higher in 1 and Tuvalu in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Solomon Islands | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 136.94 per 1,000 live births | 145.73 per 1,000 live births | 8.79 per 1,000 live births | Tuvalu |
| 1970s | 76.01 per 1,000 live births | 86.95 per 1,000 live births | 10.94 per 1,000 live births | Tuvalu |
| 1980s | 45.34 per 1,000 live births | 58.27 per 1,000 live births | 12.93 per 1,000 live births | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 34.17 per 1,000 live births | 49.76 per 1,000 live births | 15.59 per 1,000 live births | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 29.13 per 1,000 live births | 38.21 per 1,000 live births | 9.08 per 1,000 live births | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 25.17 per 1,000 live births | 26.72 per 1,000 live births | 1.55 per 1,000 live births | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 21.26 per 1,000 live births | 20.52 per 1,000 live births | 0.74 per 1,000 live births | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Solomon Islands or Tuvalu?
- Solomon Islands, at 20 per 1,000 live births against 19.2 per 1,000 live births in Tuvalu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Solomon Islands and Tuvalu?
- 0.8 per 1,000 live births, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Solomon Islands and Tuvalu?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Solomon Islands and Tuvalu rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Solomon Islands ranks 74th and Tuvalu ranks 75th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.