Under-five deaths in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Under-five deaths was 4 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Under-five deaths in Tuvalu, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 4 for under-five deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under-five deaths in Tuvalu peaked at 11 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2024.
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.
Under-five deaths in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11 | — |
| 2001 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2022 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4 | -20.0% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 4 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,440, 0% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 4 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 775.5, 1% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.9 | 7 | 11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 198 Iceland 12 compare
- 199 Antigua and Barbuda 10 compare
- 200 Saint Kitts and Nevis 9 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)
- Infant deaths 4 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under-five deaths in Tuvalu?
- Under-five deaths in Tuvalu was 4 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest under-five deaths recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 11 in 2000.
- What is the lowest under-five deaths recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2024.
- How does Tuvalu rank for under-five deaths?
- Tuvalu ranks 201st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is under-five deaths rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. 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 Under-five deaths (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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