Child mortality rate in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Child mortality rate was 2.4% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality rate in Vanuatu, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 2.4% for child mortality rate in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Vanuatu peaked at 19.7% in 1951 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2019.
That places Vanuatu 70th out of 204 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.9% | 16.1% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 1960s | 13.1% | 10.5% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.6% | 5.5% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.3% | 3.8% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.4% | 3.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 67 Dominican Republic 2.5% compare
- 67 Turkmenistan 2.5% compare
- 69 Solomon Islands 2.5% compare
- 71 Nauru 2.3% compare
- 72 Guyana 2.3% compare
- 73 Philippines 2.3% compare
More health data for Vanuatu
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Vanuatu?
- Child mortality rate in Vanuatu was 2.4% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 1951.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2019.
- How does Vanuatu rank for child mortality rate?
- Vanuatu ranks 70th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death before the age of five