Neonatal mortality rate in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Neonatal mortality rate was 8.69 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Tuvalu, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 8.69 for neonatal mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Tuvalu peaked at 24.81 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.69, in 2024.
That places Tuvalu 84th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.81 | — |
| 2001 | 24.55 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 24.28 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 23.99 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 23.51 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 22.76 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 21.74 | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 20.37 | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 18.94 | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 17.54 | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 16.27 | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 15.2 | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 14.23 | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 13.39 | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 12.63 | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 12 | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 11.48 | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 11.04 | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 10.61 | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 10.26 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 9.91 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 9.58 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 9.25 | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 8.94 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 8.69 | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.25 | 17.54 | 24.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.71 | 10.26 | 16.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.27 | 8.69 | 9.91 | 5 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 985 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Population, male, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5119 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 116 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Tuvalu?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Tuvalu was 8.69 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 24.81 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.69 in 2024.
- How does Tuvalu rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Tuvalu ranks 84th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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