Mortality rate, neonatal in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Mortality rate, neonatal was 8.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, neonatal in Tuvalu, 1989–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, neonatal in Tuvalu is 8.7 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Tuvalu peaked at 29 per 1,000 live births in 1989 and was at its lowest, 8.7 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Tuvalu ranks 95th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29 per 1,000 live births | 29 per 1,000 live births | 29 per 1,000 live births | 1 |
| 1990s | 27.33 per 1,000 live births | 25.2 per 1,000 live births | 28.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.25 per 1,000 live births | 17.5 per 1,000 live births | 24.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.71 per 1,000 live births | 10.3 per 1,000 live births | 16.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.26 per 1,000 live births | 8.7 per 1,000 live births | 9.9 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in Tuvalu?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in Tuvalu was 8.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 29 per 1,000 live births in 1989.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Tuvalu rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Tuvalu ranks 95th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.