Solomon Islands vs Tuvalu: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
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 (per 1,000 live births) 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 197 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 197 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.