Fertility rate vs. child mortality in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Fertility rate vs. child mortality was 3.21 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs. child mortality in Tuvalu, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate vs. child mortality in Tuvalu stood at 3.21 live births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. child mortality in Tuvalu peaked at 5.42 live births per woman in 1950 and was at its lowest, 3.21 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Tuvalu 53rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.34 live births per woman | 5.19 live births per woman | 5.42 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.74 live births per woman | 4.23 live births per woman | 5.15 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.71 live births per woman | 3.55 live births per woman | 4.08 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.88 live births per woman | 3.73 live births per woman | 3.97 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.9 live births per woman | 3.75 live births per woman | 3.96 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.57 live births per woman | 3.42 live births per woman | 3.84 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.37 live births per woman | 3.3 live births per woman | 3.47 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.26 live births per woman | 3.21 live births per woman | 3.31 live births per woman | 4 |
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More health data for Tuvalu
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 985 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 111 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 101 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 88 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 106 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 93 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 108 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. child mortality in Tuvalu?
- Fertility rate vs. child mortality in Tuvalu was 3.21 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. child mortality recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 5.42 live births per woman in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. child mortality recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.21 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Tuvalu rank for fertility rate vs. child mortality?
- Tuvalu ranks 53rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. child mortality rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.