Life expectancy at birth, total in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Life expectancy at birth, total was 67.26 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Tuvalu, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Tuvalu is 67.26 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Tuvalu peaked at 67.26 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.26 years, in 1960.
Tuvalu ranks 173rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.62 years | 48.26 years | 54.73 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 57.66 years | 54.69 years | 59.88 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.99 years | 60.22 years | 61.51 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.28 years | 60.29 years | 63.35 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.09 years | 63.54 years | 64.69 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.39 years | 64.83 years | 66.11 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.68 years | 65.82 years | 67.26 years | 5 |
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More health data for Tuvalu
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 106 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 97 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 85 (2025)
- Population, female 48.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 101 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 88 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 108 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 111 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 98 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 83 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Tuvalu?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Tuvalu was 67.26 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 67.26 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.26 years in 1960.
- How does Tuvalu rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Tuvalu ranks 173rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.