What is child mortality in Vanuatu?

Child mortality in Vanuatu was 1.71 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality recorded in Vanuatu?

The highest recorded value was 42.62 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.

What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Vanuatu?

The lowest recorded value was 1.71 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Vanuatu rank for child mortality?

Vanuatu ranks 88th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rising or falling in Vanuatu?

Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Vanuatu data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality in Vanuatu

Name: Child mortality in Vanuatu
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Vanuatu: Child mortality was 1.71 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.71 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.0%

World rank

88th

of 203 countries

All-time high

42.62 deaths per 100 live births

in 1800

All-time low

1.71 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

225

1800–2024

Child mortality in Vanuatu, 1800–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Vanuatu recorded 1.71 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 225 years on record.

The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality in Vanuatu peaked at 42.62 deaths per 100 live births in 1800 and was at its lowest, 1.71 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Vanuatu ranks 88th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1800s	41.57 deaths per 100 live births	40.53 deaths per 100 live births	42.62 deaths per 100 live births	10
1810s	39.3 deaths per 100 live births	38.31 deaths per 100 live births	40.3 deaths per 100 live births	10
1820s	37.16 deaths per 100 live births	36.23 deaths per 100 live births	38.1 deaths per 100 live births	10
1830s	35.13 deaths per 100 live births	34.25 deaths per 100 live births	36.02 deaths per 100 live births	10
1840s	33.21 deaths per 100 live births	32.38 deaths per 100 live births	34.06 deaths per 100 live births	10
1850s	31.4 deaths per 100 live births	30.61 deaths per 100 live births	32.2 deaths per 100 live births	10
1860s	29.69 deaths per 100 live births	28.94 deaths per 100 live births	30.44 deaths per 100 live births	10
1870s	28.07 deaths per 100 live births	27.36 deaths per 100 live births	28.78 deaths per 100 live births	10
1880s	26.54 deaths per 100 live births	25.87 deaths per 100 live births	27.21 deaths per 100 live births	10
1890s	25.09 deaths per 100 live births	24.46 deaths per 100 live births	25.73 deaths per 100 live births	10
1900s	23.72 deaths per 100 live births	23.13 deaths per 100 live births	24.32 deaths per 100 live births	10
1910s	22.43 deaths per 100 live births	21.86 deaths per 100 live births	23 deaths per 100 live births	10
1920s	21.2 deaths per 100 live births	20.67 deaths per 100 live births	21.74 deaths per 100 live births	10
1930s	20.11 deaths per 100 live births	19.66 deaths per 100 live births	20.56 deaths per 100 live births	10
1940s	19.14 deaths per 100 live births	18.72 deaths per 100 live births	19.57 deaths per 100 live births	10
1950s	17.14 deaths per 100 live births	15.65 deaths per 100 live births	18.62 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	13.34 deaths per 100 live births	11.25 deaths per 100 live births	15.3 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	8.98 deaths per 100 live births	7.21 deaths per 100 live births	10.8 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	5.06 deaths per 100 live births	3.69 deaths per 100 live births	6.79 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	3.03 deaths per 100 live births	2.71 deaths per 100 live births	3.51 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	2.45 deaths per 100 live births	2.19 deaths per 100 live births	2.66 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.91 deaths per 100 live births	1.81 deaths per 100 live births	2.11 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.77 deaths per 100 live births	1.71 deaths per 100 live births	1.81 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

85 Vietnam 1.73 deaths per 100 live births compare
86 Saint Lucia 1.72 deaths per 100 live births compare
87 Bhutan 1.72 deaths per 100 live births compare
89 Kyrgyzstan 1.68 deaths per 100 live births compare
90 North Korea 1.67 deaths per 100 live births compare
91 Moldova 1.65 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

More health data for Vanuatu

Number of infants who die before age 1 44 deaths (2100)
Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 695.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 3,729 (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 3,405 (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 3,221 (2025)
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 3,581 (2025)
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 3,380 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 3,858 (2025)

All data for Vanuatu →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality in Vanuatu?: Child mortality in Vanuatu was 1.71 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality recorded in Vanuatu?: The highest recorded value was 42.62 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.
What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Vanuatu?: The lowest recorded value was 1.71 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Vanuatu rank for child mortality?: Vanuatu ranks 88th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rising or falling in Vanuatu?: Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Vanuatu data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.