Neonatal mortality rate in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.8692 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Tuvalu, 1989–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Tuvalu stood at 0.8692 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 2.9 deaths per 100 live births in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.8692 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Tuvalu 96th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.9 deaths per 100 live births | 2.9 deaths per 100 live births | 2.9 deaths per 100 live births | 1 |
| 1990s | 2.73 deaths per 100 live births | 2.52 deaths per 100 live births | 2.88 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.22 deaths per 100 live births | 1.75 deaths per 100 live births | 2.48 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 deaths per 100 live births | 1.03 deaths per 100 live births | 1.63 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9274 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8692 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9909 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 93 North Korea 0.8945 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 94 Palestine 0.8899 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 95 Vietnam 0.8842 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 97 Paraguay 0.8589 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 98 Honduras 0.8399 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 99 Seychelles 0.8342 deaths per 100 live births compare
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 0.8692 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9 deaths per 100 live births in 1989.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8692 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Tuvalu rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Tuvalu ranks 96th out of 199 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 Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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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The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .