Homicides in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Homicides was 0.77 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Homicides in Tuvalu, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicides in Tuvalu is 0.77 deaths, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.4% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Tuvalu peaked at 1.23 deaths in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.65 deaths, in 2000.
That places Tuvalu 189th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Homicides in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.65 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 0.66 deaths | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.66 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.65 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.66 deaths | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.67 deaths | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.68 deaths | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7 deaths | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.71 deaths | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.71 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.73 deaths | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.74 deaths | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.75 deaths | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.75 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.75 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.75 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.75 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.74 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.74 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.74 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.23 deaths | +66.2% |
| 2021 | 0.77 deaths | -37.4% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 0.77 deaths is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 237.51 deaths, 0% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 0.77 deaths is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 123.38 deaths, 1% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicides 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 | +66.2% | 0.74 deaths | 1.23 deaths |
| 2021 | -37.4% | 1.23 deaths | 0.77 deaths |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.675 deaths | 0.65 deaths | 0.71 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.744 deaths | 0.73 deaths | 0.75 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 deaths | 0.77 deaths | 1.23 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
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 homicides in Tuvalu?
- Homicides in Tuvalu was 0.77 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 deaths in 2020.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.65 deaths in 2000.
- How does Tuvalu rank for homicides?
- Tuvalu ranks 189th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 Homicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes.