Infant mortality rate in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Infant mortality rate was 16.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Tuvalu, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality rate in Tuvalu is 16.5, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Tuvalu peaked at 36.13 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.5, in 2024.
That places Tuvalu 68th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.13 | — |
| 2001 | 35.26 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 34.53 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 33.83 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 33.1 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 32.29 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 31.33 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 30.2 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 29.03 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 27.85 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 26.73 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 25.68 | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 24.69 | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 23.82 | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 22.96 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 22.19 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 21.46 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 20.75 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 20.09 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 19.42 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 18.73 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 18.16 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 17.59 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 17.02 | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 16.5 | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.35 | 27.85 | 36.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.78 | 19.42 | 26.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6 | 16.5 | 18.73 | 5 |
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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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Population, male, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5119 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 116 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Tuvalu?
- Infant mortality rate in Tuvalu was 16.5 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 36.13 in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5 in 2024.
- How does Tuvalu rank for infant mortality rate?
- Tuvalu ranks 68th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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