Life Expectancy at Birth in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Life Expectancy at Birth was 67.26 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
67.26
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
174th
of 216 countries
All-time high
67.26
in 2024
All-time low
48.26
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Tuvalu, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 67.26 for life expectancy at birth 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 in Tuvalu peaked at 67.26 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.26, in 1960.
Tuvalu ranks 174th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 48.26 | — |
| 1961 | 49.02 | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 49.78 | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 50.58 | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 51.34 | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 52.09 | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 52.81 | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 53.48 | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 54.07 | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 54.73 | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 55.35 | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 55.97 | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 54.69 | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 57.2 | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 57.69 | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 58.25 | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 58.77 | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 59.2 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 59.57 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 59.88 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 60.22 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 60.49 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 60.75 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 60.94 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 61.05 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 61.14 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 61.21 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 61.29 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 61.37 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 61.51 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 61.64 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 61.81 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 60.29 | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 62.11 | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 62.32 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 62.51 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 62.71 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 62.94 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 63.16 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 63.35 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 63.54 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 63.71 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 63.83 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 63.9 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 63.99 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 64.1 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 64.25 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 64.4 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 64.52 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 64.69 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 64.83 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 64.96 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 65.08 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 65.17 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 65.28 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 65.36 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 65.51 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 65.68 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 65.87 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 66.11 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 66.36 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 65.82 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 66.85 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 67.11 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 67.26 | +0.2% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 67.26 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.45, 90% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 67.26 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.99, 92% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.62 | 48.26 | 54.73 | 10 |
| 1970s | 57.66 | 54.69 | 59.88 | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.99 | 60.22 | 61.51 | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.28 | 60.29 | 63.35 | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.09 | 63.54 | 64.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.39 | 64.83 | 66.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.68 | 65.82 | 67.26 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More gender data for Tuvalu
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 96 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 102 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 98 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 105 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 103 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 110 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 97 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 111 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 92 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 110 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Tuvalu?
- Life expectancy at birth in Tuvalu was 67.26 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 67.26 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.26 in 1960.
- How does Tuvalu rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Tuvalu ranks 174th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth 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 International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.