Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) was 0.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Tuvalu, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, lifetime risk of maternal death in Tuvalu stood at 0.5%.
That represents a change of down 23.9% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Tuvalu peaked at 1.2% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2011.
That places Tuvalu 44th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.9% | — |
| 1986 | 0.9% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 1.0% | +11.4% |
| 1988 | 1.2% | +17.9% |
| 1989 | 1.2% | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 1.1% | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 1.1% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | -7.9% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | -12.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -12.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -19.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +31.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -24.9% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +41.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -23.9% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 0.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 7.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 0.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2%, 3.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +41.9% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| 2020 | +31.3% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 41 Pakistan 0.6% compare
- 42 Papua New Guinea 0.6% compare
- 43 Yemen 0.5% compare
- 45 East Timor 0.5% compare
- 46 Mozambique 0.5% compare
- 47 Kenya 0.5% 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 0 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Tuvalu?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Tuvalu was 0.5% in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 1988.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2011.
- How does Tuvalu rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Tuvalu ranks 44th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.