Infant Mortality Rate: Tuvalu
Tuvalu's infant mortality rate is currently 16.5 per 1,000 births as of 2024. # Tuvalu Infant Mortality Rate Tuvalu recorded an infant mortality rate of 16.
Current (2024)
16.5 per 1,000 births
-2.9% y/y
Peak (1960)
136.1 per 1,000 births
Low (2024)
16.5 per 1,000 births
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Infant Mortality Rate — Tuvalu
1960 — 2024
Infant Mortality Rate — Tuvalu
Analysis# Tuvalu Infant Mortality Rate
Tuvalu recorded an infant mortality rate of 16.5 per 1,000 births in 2024, matching its all-time low. This represents a dramatic improvement from the peak of 136.1 per 1,000 births in 1960—a decline of 87.9% over six decades. The nation has transformed its child health outcomes from among the world's highest mortality rates to levels comparable with many developed nations.
The most significant progress emerged after 2015, when the rate stood at 22.2 per 1,000 births. Nine consecutive years of decline followed, with mortality dropping roughly 0.6 to 0.8 points annually through 2024. This sustained downward trend reflects improved healthcare access, vaccination programs, and maternal care in this Pacific island nation. Continued momentum at this pace would position Tuvalu among global leaders in infant survival rates.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16.5 per 1,000 births | -2.94% |
| 2023 | 17 per 1,000 births | -3.41% |
| 2022 | 17.6 per 1,000 births | -3.30% |
| 2021 | 18.2 per 1,000 births | -2.67% |
| 2020 | 18.7 per 1,000 births | -3.61% |
| 2019 | 19.4 per 1,000 births | -3.48% |
| 2018 | 20.1 per 1,000 births | -3.37% |
| 2017 | 20.8 per 1,000 births | -3.26% |
| 2016 | 21.5 per 1,000 births | -3.15% |
| 2015 | 22.2 per 1,000 births | -3.48% |
| 2014 | 23 per 1,000 births | -3.36% |
| 2013 | 23.8 per 1,000 births | -3.64% |
| 2012 | 24.7 per 1,000 births | -3.89% |
| 2011 | 25.7 per 1,000 births | -3.75% |
| 2010 | 26.7 per 1,000 births | -4.30% |
| 2009 | 27.9 per 1,000 births | -3.79% |
| 2008 | 29 per 1,000 births | -3.97% |
| 2007 | 30.2 per 1,000 births | -3.51% |
| 2006 | 31.3 per 1,000 births | -3.10% |
| 2005 | 32.3 per 1,000 births | -2.42% |
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| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 33.1 per 1,000 births | -2.07% |
| 2003 | 33.8 per 1,000 births | -2.03% |
| 2002 | 34.5 per 1,000 births | -2.27% |
| 2001 | 35.3 per 1,000 births | -2.22% |
| 2000 | 36.1 per 1,000 births | -2.96% |
| 1999 | 37.2 per 1,000 births | -2.87% |
| 1998 | 38.3 per 1,000 births | -3.04% |
| 1997 | 39.5 per 1,000 births | -2.95% |
| 1996 | 40.7 per 1,000 births | -2.40% |
| 1995 | 41.7 per 1,000 births | -2.34% |
| 1994 | 42.7 per 1,000 births | -1.61% |
| 1993 | 43.4 per 1,000 births | -1.59% |
| 1992 | 44.1 per 1,000 births | -1.12% |
| 1991 | 44.6 per 1,000 births | -0.89% |
| 1990 | 45 per 1,000 births | -0.88% |
| 1989 | 45.4 per 1,000 births | -0.44% |
| 1988 | 45.6 per 1,000 births | -0.87% |
| 1987 | 46 per 1,000 births | -0.65% |
| 1986 | 46.3 per 1,000 births | -1.07% |
| 1985 | 46.8 per 1,000 births | -1.68% |
| 1984 | 47.6 per 1,000 births | -1.86% |
| 1983 | 48.5 per 1,000 births | -2.41% |
| 1982 | 49.7 per 1,000 births | -3.12% |
| 1981 | 51.3 per 1,000 births | -3.39% |
| 1980 | 53.1 per 1,000 births | -3.80% |
| 1979 | 55.2 per 1,000 births | -4.17% |
| 1978 | 57.6 per 1,000 births | -4.64% |
| 1977 | 60.4 per 1,000 births | -4.88% |
| 1976 | 63.5 per 1,000 births | -5.22% |
| 1975 | 67 per 1,000 births | -5.50% |
| 1974 | 70.9 per 1,000 births | -5.59% |
| 1973 | 75.1 per 1,000 births | -5.53% |
| 1972 | 79.5 per 1,000 births | -5.13% |
| 1971 | 83.8 per 1,000 births | -4.99% |
| 1970 | 88.2 per 1,000 births | -4.96% |
| 1969 | 92.8 per 1,000 births | -4.62% |
| 1968 | 97.3 per 1,000 births | -4.42% |
| 1967 | 101.8 per 1,000 births | -4.41% |
| 1966 | 106.5 per 1,000 births | -4.31% |
| 1965 | 111.3 per 1,000 births | -4.13% |
| 1964 | 116.1 per 1,000 births | -4.13% |
| 1963 | 121.1 per 1,000 births | -3.89% |
| 1962 | 126 per 1,000 births | -3.89% |
| 1961 | 131.1 per 1,000 births | -3.67% |
| 1960 | 136.1 per 1,000 births | — |
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