Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre was 0.1333 deaths per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1333 deaths per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
25th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.9667 deaths per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.1333 deaths per square kilometre
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Tuvalu, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Tuvalu is 0.1333 deaths per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Tuvalu peaked at 0.9667 deaths per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1333 deaths per square kilometre, in 2022.
That places Tuvalu 25th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | deaths per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9667 deaths per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.8667 deaths per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1963 | 0.8 deaths per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1964 | 0.7333 deaths per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1965 | 0.6667 deaths per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1966 | 0.6 deaths per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1967 | 0.5667 deaths per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1968 | 0.5333 deaths per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1969 | 0.5333 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.5 deaths per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1971 | 0.4667 deaths per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1972 | 0.4333 deaths per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4 deaths per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1974 | 0.4 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3667 deaths per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1976 | 0.3667 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3667 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4 deaths per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4333 deaths per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4333 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4333 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4667 deaths per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1984 | 0.4667 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4667 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4667 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4667 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4667 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4667 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4333 deaths per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4333 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4333 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4333 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4 deaths per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1995 | 0.4 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3667 deaths per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3667 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3333 deaths per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3333 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3 deaths per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2667 deaths per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2667 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2667 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2333 deaths per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2333 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2333 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2 deaths per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1667 deaths per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1667 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1667 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1667 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1667 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1333 deaths per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1333 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 0.1333 deaths per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0126 deaths per square kilometre, 10.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 0.1333 deaths per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0233 deaths per square kilometre, 5.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6963 deaths per square kilometre | 0.5333 deaths per square kilometre | 0.9667 deaths per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.41 deaths per square kilometre | 0.3667 deaths per square kilometre | 0.5 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4567 deaths per square kilometre | 0.4333 deaths per square kilometre | 0.4667 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3933 deaths per square kilometre | 0.3333 deaths per square kilometre | 0.4333 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.25 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2 deaths per square kilometre | 0.3 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.19 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1667 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.15 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1333 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1667 deaths per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 22 Singapore 0.1365 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 23 Philippines 0.1352 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 24 Lebanon 0.1345 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 26 Guinea 0.1201 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 27 Dominican Republic 0.1198 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 28 Burkina Faso 0.118 deaths per square kilometre compare
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2019)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Tuvalu?
- Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Tuvalu was 0.1333 deaths per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9667 deaths per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1333 deaths per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Tuvalu rank for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre?
- Tuvalu ranks 25th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of infant deaths ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of infant deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.