Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.0667 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0667 units per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
24th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.5667 units per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0667 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Tuvalu, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Tuvalu is 0.0667 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Tuvalu peaked at 0.5667 units per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0667 units per square kilometre, in 2022.
That places Tuvalu 24th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5667 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5 units per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1963 | 0.4667 units per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1964 | 0.4333 units per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1965 | 0.3667 units per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1966 | 0.3333 units per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1967 | 0.3333 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3 units per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1969 | 0.3 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2667 units per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2333 units per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2333 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2333 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2 units per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1976 | 0.2 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2333 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2333 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2667 units per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2667 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2333 units per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2667 units per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2667 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2667 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2667 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2667 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2667 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2667 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2333 units per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2667 units per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2667 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2667 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2333 units per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2333 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2 units per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1667 units per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1667 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1667 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1667 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1667 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1333 units per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1333 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1333 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1 units per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1333 units per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1333 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1333 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1333 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1 units per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0667 units per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0667 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4 units per square kilometre | 0.3 units per square kilometre | 0.5667 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2333 units per square kilometre | 0.2 units per square kilometre | 0.3 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2633 units per square kilometre | 0.2333 units per square kilometre | 0.2667 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.23 units per square kilometre | 0.2 units per square kilometre | 0.2667 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1433 units per square kilometre | 0.1 units per square kilometre | 0.1667 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1133 units per square kilometre | 0.1 units per square kilometre | 0.1333 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0833 units per square kilometre | 0.0667 units per square kilometre | 0.1 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 21 Lebanon 0.0752 units per square kilometre compare
- 22 Singapore 0.0738 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Guinea 0.0678 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Marshall Islands 0.0667 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Dominican Republic 0.0666 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Burkina Faso 0.066 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Tuvalu
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 9.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 651 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -4.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 528 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 617 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,145 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -5.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0728 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -13.43 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Tuvalu?
- Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Tuvalu was 0.0667 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5667 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0667 units per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Tuvalu rank for number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- Tuvalu ranks 24th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths, male divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of infant deaths, male ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths, male Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of infant deaths, male divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.