Neonatal deaths in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Neonatal deaths was 2 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
201st
of 213 countries
All-time high
6
in 2000
All-time low
2
in 2021
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Neonatal deaths in Tuvalu, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal deaths in Tuvalu stood at 2. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths in Tuvalu peaked at 6 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2021.
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.
Neonatal deaths in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6 | — |
| 2001 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | +0.0% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 2 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 788, 0% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 2 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 366.5, 1% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 200 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5 compare
- 201 British Virgin Islands 2 compare
- 201 Palau 2 compare
- 204 Andorra 1 compare
- 204 Cook Islands 1 compare
- 204 Monaco 1 compare
- 204 Nauru 1 compare
- 204 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 compare
- 204 Naoero 1 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)
- Infant deaths 4 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths in Tuvalu?
- Neonatal deaths in Tuvalu was 2 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2021.
- How does Tuvalu rank for neonatal deaths?
- Tuvalu ranks 201st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal 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 Neonatal deaths (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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