Neonatal mortality rate in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Tuvalu, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 0.7% for neonatal mortality rate in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Tuvalu peaked at 4.8% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2019.
Tuvalu ranks 113th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.5% | 4.2% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.8% | 3.5% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 10 |
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More health data for Tuvalu
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 985 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 111 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 101 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 88 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 106 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 93 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 108 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Tuvalu?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Tuvalu was 0.7% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 1950.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2019.
- How does Tuvalu rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Tuvalu ranks 113th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death between 0 and 27 days