Infant deaths in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Infant deaths was 4 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Latest (2024)
4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
187th
of 198 countries
All-time high
9
in 2000
All-time low
4
in 2022
Years of data
25
2000β2024
Infant deaths in Tuvalu, 2000β2024
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 187th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
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
- 184 Iceland 9 compare
- 185 Antigua and Barbuda 8 compare
- 185 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8 compare
- 187 British Virgin Islands 4 compare
- 187 Palau 4 compare
- 190 Cook Islands 2 compare
- 190 Nauru 2 compare
- 190 Turks and Caicos Islands 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 187th out of 198 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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