Which has higher number of deaths, New Caledonia or Vanuatu?

New Caledonia, at 1,815 deaths against 1,633 deaths in Vanuatu as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between New Caledonia and Vanuatu?

182 deaths, with New Caledonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Vanuatu?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

New Caledonia vs Vanuatu: Number of deaths

New Caledonia

1,815 deaths

in 2023

Vanuatu

1,633 deaths

in 2023

New Caledonia rank

182nd

Vanuatu rank

183rd

Number of deaths over time

New Caledonia
Vanuatu

How they compare

New Caledonia currently reports 1,815 deaths against 1,633 deaths in Vanuatu, a difference of 182 deaths.

That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was New Caledonia ahead.

New Caledonia ranks 182nd and Vanuatu ranks 183rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, New Caledonia averaged higher in 7 and Vanuatu in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Caledonia	Vanuatu	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,230 deaths	1,107 deaths	122.7 deaths	New Caledonia
1960s	1,110 deaths	1,039 deaths	70.3 deaths	New Caledonia
1970s	1,072 deaths	1,026 deaths	45.6 deaths	New Caledonia
1980s	1,027 deaths	1,142 deaths	115.5 deaths	Vanuatu
1990s	1,100 deaths	981 deaths	118.8 deaths	New Caledonia
2000s	1,266 deaths	1,124 deaths	141 deaths	New Caledonia
2010s	1,592 deaths	1,469 deaths	123.2 deaths	New Caledonia
2020s	1,943 deaths	1,686 deaths	257 deaths	New Caledonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, New Caledonia or Vanuatu?: New Caledonia, at 1,815 deaths against 1,633 deaths in Vanuatu as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between New Caledonia and Vanuatu?: 182 deaths, with New Caledonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Vanuatu?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do New Caledonia and Vanuatu rank globally for number of deaths?: New Caledonia ranks 182nd and Vanuatu ranks 183rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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