Neonatal deaths in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Neonatal deaths was 2 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
190th
of 201 countries
All-time high
9
in 1990
All-time low
2
in 2021
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Neonatal deaths in Tuvalu, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 2 for neonatal deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths in Tuvalu peaked at 9 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2021.
Tuvalu ranks 190th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9 | — |
| 1991 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 1997 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2001 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.1 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 189 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5 compare
- 190 Palau 2 compare
- 190 British Virgin Islands 2 compare
- 193 Monaco 1 compare
- 193 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 compare
- 193 Naoero 1 compare
- 193 Andorra 1 compare
- 193 Cook Islands 1 compare
More health data for Tuvalu
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 985 (2090)
- 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)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 115 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 98 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 111 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 103 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 114 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 106 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths in Tuvalu?
- Neonatal deaths in Tuvalu was 2 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 1990.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2021.
- How does Tuvalu rank for neonatal deaths?
- Tuvalu ranks 190th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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