Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Remaining life expectancy at different ages was 67.1 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Tuvalu, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for remaining life expectancy at different ages in Tuvalu is 67.1 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Tuvalu peaked at 67.1 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.01 years, in 1950.
That places Tuvalu 193rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 40.01 years | — |
| 1951 | 40.83 years | +2.1% |
| 1952 | 41.66 years | +2.0% |
| 1953 | 42.45 years | +1.9% |
| 1954 | 43.35 years | +2.1% |
| 1955 | 44.17 years | +1.9% |
| 1956 | 45.02 years | +1.9% |
| 1957 | 45.85 years | +1.8% |
| 1958 | 46.7 years | +1.9% |
| 1959 | 47.5 years | +1.7% |
| 1960 | 48.26 years | +1.6% |
| 1961 | 49.02 years | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 49.78 years | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 50.58 years | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 51.34 years | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 52.09 years | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 52.81 years | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 53.48 years | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 54.07 years | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 54.73 years | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 55.35 years | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 55.97 years | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 54.69 years | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 57.2 years | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 57.69 years | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 58.25 years | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 58.77 years | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 59.2 years | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 59.57 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 59.88 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 60.22 years | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 60.49 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 60.75 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 60.94 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 61.05 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 61.14 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 61.21 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 61.29 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 61.37 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 61.51 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 61.64 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 61.81 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 60.29 years | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 62.11 years | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 62.32 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 62.5 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 62.71 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 62.94 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 63.16 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 63.35 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 63.54 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 63.71 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 63.82 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 63.9 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 63.99 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 64.1 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 64.25 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 64.4 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 64.52 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 64.69 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 64.83 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 64.96 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 65.08 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 65.17 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 65.28 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 65.37 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 65.51 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 65.68 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 65.87 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 66.11 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 66.36 years | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 65.82 years | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 66.85 years | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 67.1 years | +0.4% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 67.1 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.42 years, 90% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 67.1 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.85 years, 92% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 43.75 years | 40.01 years | 47.5 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 51.62 years | 48.26 years | 54.73 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 57.66 years | 54.69 years | 59.88 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.99 years | 60.22 years | 61.51 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.28 years | 60.29 years | 63.35 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.09 years | 63.54 years | 64.69 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.39 years | 64.83 years | 66.11 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.53 years | 65.82 years | 67.1 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
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 remaining life expectancy at different ages in Tuvalu?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Tuvalu was 67.1 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 67.1 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.01 years in 1950.
- How does Tuvalu rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages?
- Tuvalu ranks 193rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.