How does Tuvalu rank for child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women?

Tuvalu ranks 76th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women rising or falling in Tuvalu?

Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Tuvalu data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Tuvalu

Name: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Tuvalu
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Tuvalu: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women was 1.92 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.92 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.2%

World rank

76th

of 199 countries

All-time high

22.5 deaths per 100 live births

in 1954

All-time low

1.92 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1954–2024

Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Tuvalu, 1954–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Tuvalu recorded 1.92 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 71 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Tuvalu peaked at 22.5 deaths per 100 live births in 1954 and was at its lowest, 1.92 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Tuvalu ranks 76th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	20.39 deaths per 100 live births	18.4 deaths per 100 live births	22.5 deaths per 100 live births	6
1960s	14.57 deaths per 100 live births	11.66 deaths per 100 live births	17.67 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	8.7 deaths per 100 live births	6.77 deaths per 100 live births	11.05 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	5.83 deaths per 100 live births	5.45 deaths per 100 live births	6.5 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	4.98 deaths per 100 live births	4.41 deaths per 100 live births	5.4 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	3.82 deaths per 100 live births	3.28 deaths per 100 live births	4.28 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	2.67 deaths per 100 live births	2.27 deaths per 100 live births	3.14 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	2.05 deaths per 100 live births	1.92 deaths per 100 live births	2.19 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Tuvalu

73 Palau 2.14 deaths per 100 live births compare
74 Guatemala 2.05 deaths per 100 live births compare
75 Solomon Islands 2 deaths per 100 live births compare
77 Trinidad and Tobago 1.88 deaths per 100 live births compare
78 Syria 1.84 deaths per 100 live births compare
79 Cambodia 1.84 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Tuvalu

Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 71 (2025)
Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 74 (2025)
Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 81 (2025)
Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 70 (2025)
Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 78 (2025)
Population ages 0-14, total 3,135 (2025)
Age population, age 22, female, interpolated 69 (2025)
Age population, age 22, male, interpolated 74 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 70 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, male 60.8% (2025)

All data for Tuvalu →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Tuvalu?: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Tuvalu was 1.92 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women recorded in Tuvalu?: The highest recorded value was 22.5 deaths per 100 live births in 1954.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women recorded in Tuvalu?: The lowest recorded value was 1.92 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Tuvalu rank for child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women?: Tuvalu ranks 76th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women rising or falling in Tuvalu?: Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Tuvalu data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,056 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .