Homicide rate (World Health) in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Homicide rate (World Health) was 6.87 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Homicide rate in Tuvalu, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate in Tuvalu is 6.87 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 38.2% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Tuvalu peaked at 11.11 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.72 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2003.
Tuvalu ranks 65th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Homicide rate (World Health) in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.74 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 6.86 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 6.87 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 6.72 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 6.74 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 6.76 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 6.78 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 6.9 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 6.91 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 6.82 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 6.92 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 6.92 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6.91 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 6.87 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 6.88 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 6.9 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 6.91 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 6.83 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 6.81 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 6.75 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 11.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +64.6% |
| 2021 | 6.87 deaths per 100,000 people | -38.2% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 6.87 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.79 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 6.87 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.82 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicide rate (World Health) in Tuvalu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +64.6% | 6.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.11 deaths per 100,000 people |
| 2021 | -38.2% | 11.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.87 deaths per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 62 Senegal 7.61 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 63 Paraguay 7.57 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 64 Sierra Leone 7.48 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 66 Ethiopia 6.76 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 67 Russia 6.74 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 68 Ecuador 6.56 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 68 Pakistan 6.56 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Tuvalu
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 % change on previous year (2004)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Tuvalu?
- Homicide rate in Tuvalu was 6.87 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 11.11 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.72 deaths per 100,000 people in 2003.
- How does Tuvalu rank for homicide rate?
- Tuvalu ranks 65th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.