Womens life expectancy at birth in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Womens life expectancy at birth was 70.7 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
70.7
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
186th
of 236 countries
All-time high
70.7
in 2023
All-time low
42.88
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Womens life expectancy at birth in Tuvalu, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for womens life expectancy at birth in Tuvalu is 70.7, 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 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens life expectancy at birth in Tuvalu peaked at 70.7 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42.88, in 1950.
Tuvalu ranks 186th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Womens life expectancy at birth in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 42.88 | — |
| 1951 | 43.6 | +1.7% |
| 1952 | 44.32 | +1.7% |
| 1953 | 45.04 | +1.6% |
| 1954 | 45.92 | +2.0% |
| 1955 | 46.76 | +1.8% |
| 1956 | 47.64 | +1.9% |
| 1957 | 48.51 | +1.8% |
| 1958 | 49.34 | +1.7% |
| 1959 | 50.12 | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 50.89 | +1.5% |
| 1961 | 51.66 | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 52.42 | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 53.24 | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 53.98 | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 54.73 | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 55.45 | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 56.11 | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 56.81 | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 57.51 | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 58.18 | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 58.89 | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 57.16 | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 60.19 | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 60.6 | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 61.1 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 61.6 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 62 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 62.35 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 62.61 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 62.94 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 63.17 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 63.46 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 63.68 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 63.82 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 63.98 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 64.07 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 64.16 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 64.2 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 64.33 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 64.42 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 64.57 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 62.86 | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 64.8 | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 64.94 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 65.08 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 65.25 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 65.47 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 65.61 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 65.8 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 65.97 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 66.16 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 66.33 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 66.45 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 66.59 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 66.76 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 66.94 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 67.13 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 67.33 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 67.55 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 67.79 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 68.01 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 68.25 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 68.44 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 68.64 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 68.88 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 69.08 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 69.27 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 69.51 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 69.73 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 69.96 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 69.6 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 70.41 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 70.7 | +0.4% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 70.7 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 77.75, 91% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 70.7 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 75.84, 93% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.41 | 42.88 | 50.12 | 10 |
| 1960s | 54.28 | 50.89 | 57.51 | 10 |
| 1970s | 60.47 | 57.16 | 62.61 | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.78 | 62.94 | 64.33 | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.88 | 62.86 | 65.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.72 | 65.97 | 67.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.76 | 67.79 | 69.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.17 | 69.6 | 70.7 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
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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)
- 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 womens life expectancy at birth in Tuvalu?
- Womens life expectancy at birth in Tuvalu was 70.7 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 70.7 in 2023.
- What is the lowest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.88 in 1950.
- How does Tuvalu rank for womens life expectancy at birth?
- Tuvalu ranks 186th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 Womens life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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