Number of deaths from suicide ghe in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Number of deaths from suicide ghe was 1.65 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths from suicide ghe in Tuvalu, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths from suicide ghe in Tuvalu is 1.65, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 49.7% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths from suicide ghe in Tuvalu peaked at 3.28 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.65, in 2003.
Tuvalu ranks 189th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Number of deaths from suicide ghe in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.81 | — |
| 2001 | 1.87 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 1.83 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 1.65 | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 1.7 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 1.74 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.77 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.78 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.82 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.84 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.89 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 1.95 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 1.96 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.97 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.98 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.94 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.93 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.89 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.86 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.83 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 3.28 | +79.2% |
| 2021 | 1.65 | -49.7% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 1.65 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 431.73, 0% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 1.65 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 421.6, 0% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths from suicide ghe in Tuvalu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +79.2% | 1.83 | 3.28 |
| 2021 | -49.7% | 3.28 | 1.65 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.78 | 1.65 | 1.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.92 | 1.83 | 1.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.46 | 1.65 | 3.28 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 186 San Marino 2.26 compare
- 187 Sao Tome and Principe 1.9 compare
- 188 Cook Islands 1.78 compare
- 190 Grenada 1.52 compare
- 191 Antigua and Barbuda 1.34 compare
- 192 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.05 compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.051 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths from suicide ghe in Tuvalu?
- Number of deaths from suicide ghe in Tuvalu was 1.65 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths from suicide ghe recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 3.28 in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of deaths from suicide ghe recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.65 in 2003.
- How does Tuvalu rank for number of deaths from suicide ghe?
- Tuvalu ranks 189th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of deaths from suicide ghe rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of deaths from suicide ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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