Adolescent mortality rate (per 1 000 age specific cohort) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Adolescent mortality rate was 1.81 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adolescent mortality rate in Vanuatu, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 1.81 for adolescent mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescent mortality rate in Vanuatu peaked at 3.19 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.81, in 2024.
Vanuatu ranks 85th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Adolescent mortality rate in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.04 | — |
| 1991 | 2.94 | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 2.86 | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 2.79 | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 2.73 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 2.67 | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 2.63 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 2.59 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 2.55 | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 3.19 | +25.1% |
| 2000 | 2.49 | -22.1% |
| 2001 | 2.46 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 2.43 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 2.4 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 2.37 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 2.35 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 2.31 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 2.27 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 2.22 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 2.16 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 2.1 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 2.05 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 2 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.96 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.94 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.92 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.9 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.89 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.89 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.88 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.88 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.87 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.86 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.83 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 1.81 | -1.5% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 1.81 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.88, 63% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 1.81 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.8, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adolescent mortality rate in Vanuatu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +25.1% | 2.55 | 3.19 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8 | 2.55 | 3.19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.34 | 2.16 | 2.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.95 | 1.88 | 2.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.85 | 1.81 | 1.88 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More health data for Vanuatu
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8846 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 695.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3888 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0639 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.395 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescent mortality rate in Vanuatu?
- Adolescent mortality rate in Vanuatu was 1.81 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 3.19 in 1999.
- What is the lowest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.81 in 2024.
- How does Vanuatu rank for adolescent mortality rate?
- Vanuatu ranks 85th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescent mortality rate rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Adolescent mortality rate (per 1 000 age specific cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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