Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths was 2 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2 deaths
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
188th
of 199 countries
All-time high
9 deaths
in 1990
All-time low
2 deaths
in 2021
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Tuvalu, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2024, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Tuvalu stood at 2 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Tuvalu peaked at 9 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2 deaths, in 2021.
Tuvalu ranks 188th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 9 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 9 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 8 deaths | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 8 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 7 deaths | -12.5% |
| 1997 | 7 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 7 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6 deaths | -14.3% |
| 2001 | 6 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 deaths | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 5 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 deaths | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 4 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 deaths | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 3 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 deaths | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 2 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 deaths | +0.0% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 2 deaths is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 788 deaths, 0% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 2 deaths is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 366.5 deaths, 1% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9 deaths | 7 deaths | 9 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.1 deaths | 4 deaths | 6 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3 deaths | 3 deaths | 4 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2 deaths | 2 deaths | 3 deaths | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 187 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5 deaths compare
- 188 British Virgin Islands 2 deaths compare
- 188 Palau 2 deaths compare
- 191 Andorra 1 deaths compare
- 191 Cook Islands 1 deaths compare
- 191 Monaco 1 deaths compare
- 191 Nauru 1 deaths compare
- 191 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 deaths compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.2 % change on previous year (2025)
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- 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 number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Tuvalu?
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Tuvalu was 2 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 9 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 deaths in 2021.
- How does Tuvalu rank for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Tuvalu ranks 188th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal, infant and child 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .