Births and deaths per year in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Births and deaths per year was 1,633 deaths in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1,633 deaths
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
183rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
1,776 deaths
in 2021
All-time low
958 deaths
in 1994
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Births and deaths per year in Vanuatu, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2023, births and deaths per year in Vanuatu stood at 1,633 deaths.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births and deaths per year in Vanuatu peaked at 1,776 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 958 deaths, in 1994.
Vanuatu ranks 183rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Births and deaths per year in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,151 deaths | — |
| 1951 | 1,234 deaths | +7.2% |
| 1952 | 1,113 deaths | -9.8% |
| 1953 | 1,105 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1954 | 1,095 deaths | -0.9% |
| 1955 | 1,085 deaths | -0.9% |
| 1956 | 1,078 deaths | -0.6% |
| 1957 | 1,074 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 1,071 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1959 | 1,065 deaths | -0.6% |
| 1960 | 1,060 deaths | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 1,052 deaths | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 1,044 deaths | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 1,035 deaths | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 1,042 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 1,037 deaths | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 1,030 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 1,028 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 1,023 deaths | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 1,041 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 1,049 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 1,057 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 1,059 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 1,047 deaths | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 1,041 deaths | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 1,031 deaths | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 1,021 deaths | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 1,005 deaths | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 990 deaths | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 965 deaths | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 1,274 deaths | +32.0% |
| 1981 | 1,236 deaths | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 1,198 deaths | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 1,166 deaths | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 1,145 deaths | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 1,125 deaths | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 1,088 deaths | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 1,122 deaths | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 1,041 deaths | -7.2% |
| 1989 | 1,029 deaths | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 1,010 deaths | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 994 deaths | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 981 deaths | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 967 deaths | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 958 deaths | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 966 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 967 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 971 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 974 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 1,022 deaths | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 991 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 1,022 deaths | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 1,050 deaths | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 1,075 deaths | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 1,112 deaths | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 1,126 deaths | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1,168 deaths | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 1,206 deaths | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 1,230 deaths | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 1,265 deaths | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 1,300 deaths | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 1,342 deaths | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 1,376 deaths | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 1,423 deaths | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 1,468 deaths | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 1,504 deaths | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 1,527 deaths | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1,566 deaths | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 1,581 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1,604 deaths | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 1,715 deaths | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 1,776 deaths | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 1,619 deaths | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 1,633 deaths | +0.9% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 1,633 deaths is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87,810 deaths, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 1,633 deaths is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10,067 deaths, 16% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Births and deaths per year 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +32.0% | 965 deaths | 1,274 deaths |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,107 deaths | 1,065 deaths | 1,234 deaths | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,039 deaths | 1,023 deaths | 1,060 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,026 deaths | 965 deaths | 1,059 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,142 deaths | 1,029 deaths | 1,274 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 981 deaths | 958 deaths | 1,022 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,124 deaths | 991 deaths | 1,265 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,469 deaths | 1,300 deaths | 1,604 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,686 deaths | 1,619 deaths | 1,776 deaths | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 180 Belize 2,022 deaths compare
- 181 Curacao 1,846 deaths compare
- 182 New Caledonia 1,815 deaths compare
- 184 Saint Lucia 1,547 deaths compare
- 185 French Guiana 1,501 deaths compare
- 186 Samoa 1,333 deaths compare
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)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0682 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births and deaths per year in Vanuatu?
- Births and deaths per year in Vanuatu was 1,633 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest births and deaths per year recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 1,776 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest births and deaths per year recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 958 deaths in 1994.
- How does Vanuatu rank for births and deaths per year?
- Vanuatu ranks 183rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is births and deaths per year rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Births and deaths per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths in a calendar year.