Death rate from cancer in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Death rate from cancer was 95.51 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
95.51
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
95th
of 194 countries
All-time high
95.51
in 2021
All-time low
86.4
in 2004
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from cancer in Tuvalu, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 95.51 for death rate from cancer in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from cancer in Tuvalu peaked at 95.51 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 86.4, in 2004.
Tuvalu ranks 95th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from cancer in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 87.36 | — |
| 2001 | 87.1 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 86.79 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 86.57 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 86.4 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 86.46 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 86.93 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 87.3 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 87.32 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 87.05 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 87.21 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 87.1 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 86.88 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 87.38 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 87.81 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 88.44 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 88.56 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 88.57 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 89.09 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 89.54 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 91.79 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 95.51 | +4.1% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 95.51 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 103.77, 92% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 95.51 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.23, 97% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.93 | 86.4 | 87.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.06 | 86.88 | 89.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.65 | 91.79 | 95.51 | 2 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from cancer in Tuvalu?
- Death rate from cancer in Tuvalu was 95.51 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from cancer recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 95.51 in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rate from cancer recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.4 in 2004.
- How does Tuvalu rank for death rate from cancer?
- Tuvalu ranks 95th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from cancer rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from cancer. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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