Life expectancy at birth, female in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Life expectancy at birth, female was 70.86 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Tuvalu, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 70.86 years for life expectancy at birth, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Tuvalu peaked at 70.86 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.89 years, in 1960.
That places Tuvalu 169th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 50.89 years | — |
| 1961 | 51.66 years | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 52.42 years | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 53.24 years | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 53.98 years | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 54.73 years | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 55.45 years | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 56.11 years | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 56.81 years | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 57.51 years | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 58.18 years | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 58.89 years | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 57.16 years | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 60.19 years | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 60.6 years | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 61.1 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 61.6 years | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 62 years | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 62.35 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 62.61 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 62.94 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 63.17 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 63.46 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 63.68 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 63.82 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 63.98 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 64.07 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 64.16 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 64.2 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 64.33 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 64.42 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 64.57 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 62.86 years | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 64.8 years | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 64.94 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 65.08 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 65.25 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 65.47 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 65.61 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 65.8 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 65.97 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 66.16 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 66.33 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 66.45 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 66.59 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 66.76 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 66.94 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 67.13 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 67.33 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 67.55 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 67.79 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 68.01 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 68.25 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 68.44 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 68.64 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 68.88 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 69.08 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 69.27 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 69.51 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 69.73 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 69.96 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 69.6 years | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 70.41 years | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 70.7 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 70.86 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.28 years | 50.89 years | 57.51 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 60.47 years | 57.16 years | 62.61 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.78 years | 62.94 years | 64.33 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.88 years | 62.86 years | 65.8 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.72 years | 65.97 years | 67.55 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.76 years | 67.79 years | 69.73 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.31 years | 69.6 years | 70.86 years | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Tuvalu?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Tuvalu was 70.86 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 70.86 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.89 years in 1960.
- How does Tuvalu rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Tuvalu ranks 169th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.