Survival to age 65, female in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Survival to age 65, female was 72.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, female in Tuvalu, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 72.9% for survival to age 65, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, female in Tuvalu peaked at 72.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.5%, in 1960.
That places Tuvalu 178th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Survival to age 65, female in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 44.5% | — |
| 1961 | 45.5% | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 46.5% | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 47.6% | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 48.6% | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 49.6% | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 50.6% | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 51.5% | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 52.4% | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 53.4% | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 54.3% | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 55.4% | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 52.3% | -5.6% |
| 1973 | 57.2% | +9.4% |
| 1974 | 57.7% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 58.3% | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 59.0% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 59.5% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 60.0% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 60.3% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 60.7% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 61.0% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 61.5% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 61.8% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 62.0% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 62.2% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 62.3% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 62.4% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 62.5% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 62.7% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 62.9% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 63.1% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 60.2% | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 63.5% | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 63.7% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 63.9% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 64.1% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 64.5% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 64.7% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 64.9% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 65.2% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 65.5% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 65.8% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 65.9% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 66.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 66.4% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 66.6% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 66.9% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 67.2% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 67.5% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 67.9% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 68.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 68.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 68.9% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 69.2% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 69.6% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 69.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 70.2% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 70.6% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 71.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 71.4% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 69.6% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 72.1% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 72.6% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 72.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.0% | 44.5% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 57.4% | 52.3% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.9% | 60.7% | 62.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.5% | 60.2% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.3% | 65.2% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.4% | 67.9% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.7% | 69.6% | 72.9% | 5 |
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- 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 survival to age 65, female in Tuvalu?
- Survival to age 65, female in Tuvalu was 72.9% in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest survival to age 65, female recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 72.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, female recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.5% in 1960.
- How does Tuvalu rank for survival to age 65, female?
- Tuvalu ranks 178th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, female rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.