Infant deaths in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Infant deaths was 4 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
201st
of 213 countries
All-time high
9
in 2000
All-time low
4
in 2022
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Infant deaths in Tuvalu, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, infant deaths in Tuvalu stood at 4. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant deaths in Tuvalu peaked at 9 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2022.
Tuvalu ranks 201st of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Infant deaths in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9 | — |
| 2001 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4 | +0.0% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 4 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,252, 0% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 4 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 636.5, 1% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.5 | 6 | 9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 198 Iceland 9 compare
- 199 Antigua and Barbuda 8 compare
- 199 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8 compare
- 201 British Virgin Islands 4 compare
- 201 Palau 4 compare
- 204 Cook Islands 2 compare
- 204 Nauru 2 compare
- 204 Turks and Caicos Islands 2 compare
- 204 Naoero 2 compare
More development goals data for Tuvalu
- Red List Index 0.8339 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 79.36 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 3 (2025)
- Neonatal deaths 2 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant deaths in Tuvalu?
- Infant deaths in Tuvalu was 4 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant deaths recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant deaths recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2022.
- How does Tuvalu rank for infant deaths?
- Tuvalu ranks 201st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant deaths 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant deaths (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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