Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita was 0 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Tuvalu, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Tuvalu is 0 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Tuvalu peaked at 0.0016 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2016.
That places Tuvalu 189th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0016 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0016 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 0.0016 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0014 units per person | -11.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0012 units per person | -12.5% |
| 1965 | 0.001 units per person | -13.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0011 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0009 units per person | -16.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0009 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0007 units per person | -20.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0007 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0007 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0007 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0007 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0005 units per person | -26.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 units per person | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 units per person | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0004 units per person | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 units per person | -35.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 units per person | +47.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 units per person | -34.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 units per person | +47.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 units per person | -34.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 units per person | +47.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 units per person | -34.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 units per person | +48.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 units per person | -33.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 units per person | +49.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 units per person | -33.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | -50.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 units per person | +99.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | -50.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 units per person | +97.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | -50.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 units per person | +97.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | -50.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 2023 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 0 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 units per person. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 0 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 units per person. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Tuvalu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +99.2% | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person |
| 2005 | +97.5% | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person |
| 2008 | +97.3% | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person |
| 2016 | -100.0% | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 2021 | -100.0% | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 2024 | -100.0% | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 186 Italy 0 units per person compare
- 187 South Korea 0 units per person compare
- 188 Ukraine 0 units per person compare
- 189 Andorra 0 units per person compare
- 189 Monaco 0 units per person compare
- 189 Nauru 0 units per person compare
- 189 Palau 0 units per person compare
- 189 San Marino 0 units per person compare
- 189 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 units per person compare
- 189 British Virgin Islands 0 units per person compare
More health data for Tuvalu
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2095)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 985 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2019)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -4.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Tuvalu?
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Tuvalu was 0 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0016 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2016.
- How does Tuvalu rank for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita?
- Tuvalu ranks 189th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Child deaths UNICEF
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.