Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.0667 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0667 units per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
30th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.5667 units per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0667 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Tuvalu, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, female, 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female, 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 2020.
Tuvalu ranks 30th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5667 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5333 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1963 | 0.4667 units per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1964 | 0.4333 units per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4 units per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1966 | 0.3667 units per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1967 | 0.3333 units per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1968 | 0.3 units per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1969 | 0.3 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2667 units per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1971 | 0.2667 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2333 units per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2333 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2 units per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2333 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2333 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2333 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2333 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2333 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2333 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2333 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2333 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2333 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2333 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2333 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2333 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2333 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2 units per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1667 units per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1667 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1667 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1667 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1333 units per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1333 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1333 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1333 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1333 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1 units per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 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 | 0.1 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0667 units per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0667 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0667 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0667 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 0.0667 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0062 units per square kilometre, 10.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 0.0667 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0125 units per square kilometre, 5.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4111 units per square kilometre | 0.3 units per square kilometre | 0.5667 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.22 units per square kilometre | 0.2 units per square kilometre | 0.2667 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.23 units per square kilometre | 0.2 units per square kilometre | 0.2333 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2067 units per square kilometre | 0.1667 units per square kilometre | 0.2333 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.13 units per square kilometre | 0.1 units per square kilometre | 0.1667 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1 units per square kilometre | 0.1 units per square kilometre | 0.1 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0667 units per square kilometre | 0.0667 units per square kilometre | 0.0667 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 27 Guinea-Bissau 0.0707 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Lebanon 0.0691 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Liberia 0.0678 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Ghana 0.0625 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Equatorial Guinea 0.0613 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Cameroon 0.0602 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Tuvalu
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 108 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 358 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 293 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1,145 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1,332 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -6.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1381 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Tuvalu?
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Tuvalu was 0.0667 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female, 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 under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0667 units per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Tuvalu rank for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Tuvalu ranks 30th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five deaths, female 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 under-five deaths, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths, female 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 under-five deaths, female 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.