Tuvalu Social: Health Statistics
Life Expectancy at Birth: Female
Life Expectancy at Birth: Female data was reported at 69.138 Year in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 68.978 Year for 2020. Life Expectancy at Birth: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 64.473 Year from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2021, with 62 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 69.138 Year in 2021 and a record low of 46.556 Year in 1960. Life Expectancy at Birth: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Tuvalu – Table TV.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.;(1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.;Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 68.978 2020 | yearly | 1960 - 2020 |
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Life Expectancy at Birth: Male
Life Expectancy at Birth: Male data was reported at 60.816 Year in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 60.670 Year for 2020. Life Expectancy at Birth: Male data is updated yearly, averaging 58.643 Year from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2021, with 62 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 61.308 Year in 2000 and a record low of 46.325 Year in 1960. Life Expectancy at Birth: Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Tuvalu – Table TV.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.;(1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.;Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 60.670 2020 | yearly | 1960 - 2020 |
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Life Expectancy at Birth: Total
Life Expectancy at Birth: Total data was reported at 64.382 Year in 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 64.278 Year for 2019. Life Expectancy at Birth: Total data is updated yearly, averaging 61.589 Year from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2020, with 61 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 64.382 Year in 2020 and a record low of 46.355 Year in 1960. Life Expectancy at Birth: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Tuvalu – Table TV.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.;(1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision, or derived from male and female life expectancy at birth from sources such as: (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.;Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 64.382 2020 | yearly | 1960 - 2020 |
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Mortality Rate: Adult: Female: per 1000 Female Adults
Mortality Rate: Adult: Female: per 1000 Female Adults data was reported at 215.572 Ratio in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 216.603 Ratio for 2020. Mortality Rate: Adult: Female: per 1000 Female Adults data is updated yearly, averaging 244.133 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2021, with 62 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 450.730 Ratio in 1960 and a record low of 215.572 Ratio in 2021. Mortality Rate: Adult: Female: per 1000 Female Adults data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Tuvalu – Table TV.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.;(1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision. (2) HMD. Human Mortality Database. Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (Germany), University of California, Berkeley (USA), and French Institute for Demographic Studies (France). Available at www.mortality.org.;Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 215.572 2021 | yearly | 1960 - 2021 |
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Prevalence of Overweight: % of Adults
Prevalence of Overweight: % of Adults data was reported at 81.900 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 81.400 % for 2015. Prevalence of Overweight: % of Adults data is updated yearly, averaging 69.850 % from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2016, with 42 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 81.900 % in 2016 and a record low of 50.400 % in 1975. Prevalence of Overweight: % of Adults data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Tuvalu – Table TV.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Prevalence of overweight adults is the percentage of adults ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.;World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).;;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 81.900 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Survival To Age 65: Female: % of Cohort
Survival To Age 65: Female: % of Cohort data was reported at 69.503 % in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 69.294 % for 2020. Survival To Age 65: Female: % of Cohort data is updated yearly, averaging 63.301 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2021, with 62 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 69.503 % in 2021 and a record low of 36.258 % in 1960. Survival To Age 65: Female: % of Cohort data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Tuvalu – Table TV.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.;United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision.;Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 69.503 2021 | yearly | 1960 - 2021 |
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Survival To Age 65: Male: % of Cohort
Survival To Age 65: Male: % of Cohort data was reported at 48.990 % in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 48.741 % for 2020. Survival To Age 65: Male: % of Cohort data is updated yearly, averaging 48.395 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2021, with 62 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 54.061 % in 1997 and a record low of 33.071 % in 1960. Survival To Age 65: Male: % of Cohort data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Tuvalu – Table TV.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.;United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision.;Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 48.741 2020 | yearly | 1960 - 2020 |
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TV: Prevalence of Anemia among Children: % of Children Aged 6-59 Months
TV: Prevalence of Anemia among Children: % of Children Aged 6-59 Months data was reported at 41.900 % in 2019. This records a decrease from the previous number of 42.800 % for 2018. TV: Prevalence of Anemia among Children: % of Children Aged 6-59 Months data is updated yearly, averaging 49.150 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2019, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 51.400 % in 2007 and a record low of 41.900 % in 2019. TV: Prevalence of Anemia among Children: % of Children Aged 6-59 Months data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Tuvalu – Table TV.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Prevalence of anemia, children ages 6-59 months, is the percentage of children ages 6-59 months whose hemoglobin level is less than 110 grams per liter, adjusted for altitude.;World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics.;Weighted average;Anemia is defined as a low blood haemoglobin concentration. Anaemia may result from a number of causes, with the most significant contributor being iron deficiency. Anaemia resulting from iron deficiency adversely affects cognitive and motor development and causes fatigue and low productivity. Children under age 5 and pregnant women have the highest risk for anemia.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 41.900 2019 | yearly | 2000 - 2019 |
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TV: Prevalence of Anemia among Non-Pregnant Women: % of Women Aged 15-49
TV: Prevalence of Anemia among Non-Pregnant Women: % of Women Aged 15-49 data was reported at 27.000 % in 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 26.700 % for 2018. TV: Prevalence of Anemia among Non-Pregnant Women: % of Women Aged 15-49 data is updated yearly, averaging 25.650 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2019, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 27.000 % in 2019 and a record low of 25.200 % in 2010. TV: Prevalence of Anemia among Non-Pregnant Women: % of Women Aged 15-49 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Tuvalu – Table TV.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Prevalence of anemia, non-pregnant women, is the percentage of non-pregnant women whose hemoglobin level is less than 120 grams per liter at sea level.;World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics.;Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 27.000 2019 | yearly | 2000 - 2019 |
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TV: Prevalence of Anemia among Women of Reproductive Age: % of Women Aged 15-49
TV: Prevalence of Anemia among Women of Reproductive Age: % of Women Aged 15-49 data was reported at 27.500 % in 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 27.200 % for 2018. TV: Prevalence of Anemia among Women of Reproductive Age: % of Women Aged 15-49 data is updated yearly, averaging 26.200 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2019, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 27.500 % in 2019 and a record low of 25.800 % in 2010. TV: Prevalence of Anemia among Women of Reproductive Age: % of Women Aged 15-49 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Tuvalu – Table TV.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age refers to the combined prevalence of both non-pregnant with haemoglobin levels below 12 g/dL and pregnant women with haemoglobin levels below 11 g/dL.;World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics.;Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 27.500 2019 | yearly | 2000 - 2019 |
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TV: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: % of Adults
TV: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: % of Adults data was reported at 35.600 % in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 36.000 % for 2019. TV: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: % of Adults data is updated yearly, averaging 38.400 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2020, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 48.800 % in 2000 and a record low of 35.600 % in 2020. TV: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: % of Adults data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Tuvalu – Table TV.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. The percentage of the population ages 15 years and over who currently use any tobacco product (smoked and/or smokeless tobacco) on a daily or non-daily basis. Tobacco products include cigarettes, pipes, cigars, cigarillos, waterpipes (hookah, shisha), bidis, kretek, heated tobacco products, and all forms of smokeless (oral and nasal) tobacco. Tobacco products exclude e-cigarettes (which do not contain tobacco), “e-cigars”, “e-hookahs”, JUUL and “e-pipes”. The rates are age-standardized to the WHO Standard Population.;World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).;Weighted average;This is the Sustainable Development Goal indicator 3.a.1 [https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/]. Previous indicator name: Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) The previous indicator excluded smokeless tobacco use, while the current indicator includes. The indicator name and definition were updated in December, 2020.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 35.600 2020 | yearly | 2000 - 2020 |
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TV: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: Females: % of Female Adults
TV: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: Females: % of Female Adults data was reported at 21.300 % in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 21.700 % for 2019. TV: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: Females: % of Female Adults data is updated yearly, averaging 23.100 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2020, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 29.300 % in 2000 and a record low of 21.300 % in 2020. TV: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: Females: % of Female Adults data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Tuvalu – Table TV.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. The percentage of the female population ages 15 years and over who currently use any tobacco product (smoked and/or smokeless tobacco) on a daily or non-daily basis. Tobacco products include cigarettes, pipes, cigars, cigarillos, waterpipes (hookah, shisha), bidis, kretek, heated tobacco products, and all forms of smokeless (oral and nasal) tobacco. Tobacco products exclude e-cigarettes (which do not contain tobacco), “e-cigars”, “e-hookahs”, JUUL and “e-pipes”. The rates are age-standardized to the WHO Standard Population.;World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).;Weighted average;This is the Sustainable Development Goal indicator 3.a.1 [https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/]. Previous indicator name: Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) The previous indicator excluded smokeless tobacco use, while the current indicator includes it. The indicator name and definition were updated in December, 2020.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 21.300 2020 | yearly | 2000 - 2020 |
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TV: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: Males: % of Male Adults
TV: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: Males: % of Male Adults data was reported at 49.800 % in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 50.300 % for 2019. TV: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: Males: % of Male Adults data is updated yearly, averaging 53.700 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2020, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 68.200 % in 2000 and a record low of 49.800 % in 2020. TV: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: Males: % of Male Adults data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Tuvalu – Table TV.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. The percentage of the male population ages 15 years and over who currently use any tobacco product (smoked and/or smokeless tobacco) on a daily or non-daily basis. Tobacco products include cigarettes, pipes, cigars, cigarillos, waterpipes (hookah, shisha), bidis, kretek, heated tobacco products, and all forms of smokeless (oral and nasal) tobacco. Tobacco products exclude e-cigarettes (which do not contain tobacco), “e-cigars”, “e-hookahs”, JUUL and “e-pipes”. The rates are age-standardized to the WHO Standard Population.;World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).;Weighted average;This is the Sustainable Development Goal indicator 3.a.1 [https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/]. Previous indicator name: Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) The previous indicator excluded smokeless tobacco use, while the current indicator includes it. The indicator name and definition were updated in December, 2020.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 49.800 2020 | yearly | 2000 - 2020 |
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TV: Prevalence of Overweight: Weight for Height: % of Children Under 5, Modeled Estimate
TV: Prevalence of Overweight: Weight for Height: % of Children Under 5, Modeled Estimate data was reported at 4.200 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4.300 % for 2021. TV: Prevalence of Overweight: Weight for Height: % of Children Under 5, Modeled Estimate data is updated yearly, averaging 5.300 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2022, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.800 % in 2005 and a record low of 4.200 % in 2022. TV: Prevalence of Overweight: Weight for Height: % of Children Under 5, Modeled Estimate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Tuvalu – Table TV.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Prevalence of overweight children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.;UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME).;Weighted average;Once considered only a high-income economy problem, overweight children have become a growing concern in developing countries. Research shows an association between childhood obesity and a high prevalence of diabetes, respiratory disease, high blood pressure, and psychosocial and orthopedic disorders (de Onis and Blössner 2003). Childhood obesity is associated with a higher chance of obesity, premature death, and disability in adulthood. In addition to increased future risks, obese children experience breathing difficulties and increased risk of fractures, hypertension, early markers of cardiovascular disease, insulin resistance, and psychological effects. Children in low- and middle-income countries are more vulnerable to inadequate nutrition before birth and in infancy and early childhood. Many of these children are exposed to high-fat, high-sugar, high-salt, calorie-dense, micronutrient-poor foods, which tend be lower in cost than more nutritious foods. These dietary patterns, in conjunction with low levels of physical activity, result in sharp increases in childhood obesity, while under-nutrition continues. Estimates are modeled estimates produced by the JME. Primary data sources of the anthropometric measurements are national surveys. These surveys are administered sporadically, resulting in sparse data for many countries. Furthermore, the trend of the indicators over time is usually not a straight line and varies by country. Tracking the current level and progress of indicators helps determine if countries are on track to meet certain thresholds, such as those indicated in the SDGs. Thus the JME developed statistical models and produced the modeled estimates.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 4.200 2022 | yearly | 2000 - 2022 |
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TV: Prevalence of Stunting: Height for Age: % of Children Under 5, Modeled Estimate
TV: Prevalence of Stunting: Height for Age: % of Children Under 5, Modeled Estimate data was reported at 5.200 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 5.400 % for 2021. TV: Prevalence of Stunting: Height for Age: % of Children Under 5, Modeled Estimate data is updated yearly, averaging 8.200 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2022, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.400 % in 2000 and a record low of 5.200 % in 2022. TV: Prevalence of Stunting: Height for Age: % of Children Under 5, Modeled Estimate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Tuvalu – Table TV.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Prevalence of stunting is the percentage of children under age 5 whose height for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. For children up to two years old height is measured by recumbent length. For older children height is measured by stature while standing. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.;UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME).;Weighted average;Undernourished children have lower resistance to infection and are more likely to die from common childhood ailments such as diarrheal diseases and respiratory infections. Frequent illness saps the nutritional status of those who survive, locking them into a vicious cycle of recurring sickness and faltering growth (UNICEF). Being even mildly underweight increases the risk of death and inhibits cognitive development in children. And it perpetuates the problem across generations, as malnourished women are more likely to have low-birth-weight babies. Stunting, or being below median height for age, is often used as a proxy for multifaceted deprivation and as an indicator of long-term changes in malnutrition. Estimates are modeled estimates produced by the JME. Primary data sources of the anthropometric measurements are national surveys. These surveys are administered sporadically, resulting in sparse data for many countries. Furthermore, the trend of the indicators over time is usually not a straight line and varies by country. Tracking the current level and progress of indicators helps determine if countries are on track to meet certain thresholds, such as those indicated in the SDGs. Thus the JME developed statistical models and produced the modeled estimates.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 9.700 2020 | yearly | 2000 - 2020 |
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TV: UHC Service Coverage Index
TV: UHC Service Coverage Index data was reported at 52.000 NA in 2021. This stayed constant from the previous number of 52.000 NA for 2019. TV: UHC Service Coverage Index data is updated yearly, averaging 52.000 NA from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2021, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 52.000 NA in 2021 and a record low of 37.000 NA in 2000. TV: UHC Service Coverage Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Tuvalu – Table TV.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Coverage index for essential health services (based on tracer interventions that include reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health, infectious diseases, noncommunicable diseases and service capacity and access). It is presented on a scale of 0 to 100.;Global Health Observatory. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/service-coverage);Weighted average;This is the Sustainable Development Goal indicator 3.8.1[https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/].
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 52.000 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |