Number of maternal deaths (Our World) in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Number of maternal deaths (Our World) was 0.3835 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths in Tuvalu, 1985–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, number of maternal deaths in Tuvalu stood at 0.3835. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.7% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Tuvalu peaked at 0.9329 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.3835, in 2023.
That places Tuvalu 186th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Number of maternal deaths (Our World) in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.6937 | — |
| 1986 | 0.6949 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.778 | +12.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9212 | +18.4% |
| 1989 | 0.8911 | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.8603 | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.859 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9329 | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 0.8505 | -8.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8231 | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8038 | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7725 | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.6798 | -12.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6567 | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6338 | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6027 | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5756 | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5494 | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4813 | -12.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4739 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5194 | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 0.511 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4952 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.49 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4927 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5002 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4095 | -18.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4207 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4209 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4238 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4326 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.443 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.452 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4093 | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4076 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5274 | +29.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3885 | -26.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5308 | +36.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3835 | -27.7% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 0.3835 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.13, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 0.3835 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.04, 2% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of maternal deaths (Our World) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +36.6% | 0.3885 | 0.5308 |
| 2020 | +29.4% | 0.4076 | 0.5274 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7958 | 0.6937 | 0.9212 | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.7872 | 0.6338 | 0.9329 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5191 | 0.4739 | 0.6027 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.432 | 0.4076 | 0.5002 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4576 | 0.3835 | 0.5308 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 183 North Macedonia 0.4655 compare
- 184 Montenegro 0.4072 compare
- 185 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.4036 compare
- 187 Antigua and Barbuda 0.3823 compare
- 188 Malta 0.3536 compare
- 189 Dominica 0.2623 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 0 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths in Tuvalu?
- Number of maternal deaths in Tuvalu was 0.3835 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9329 in 1992.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3835 in 2023.
- How does Tuvalu rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Tuvalu ranks 186th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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