Death rate, crude in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Death rate, crude was 5.02 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
5.02 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
192nd
of 217 countries
All-time high
16.45 per 1,000 people
in 1960
All-time low
5.02 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Death rate, crude in Vanuatu, 1960–2024

57.51012.51517.5196019922024

Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.

Analysis

In 2024, death rate, crude in Vanuatu stood at 5.02 per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rate, crude in Vanuatu peaked at 16.45 per 1,000 people in 1960 and was at its lowest, 5.02 per 1,000 people, in 2024.

That places Vanuatu 192nd out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Death rate, crude in Vanuatu, year by year

Annual values for Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) in Vanuatu, 1960 to 2024.
Year per 1,000 people Change
1960 16.45 per 1,000 people
1961 15.92 per 1,000 people -3.2%
1962 15.39 per 1,000 people -3.3%
1963 14.87 per 1,000 people -3.4%
1964 14.4 per 1,000 people -3.2%
1965 13.9 per 1,000 people -3.5%
1966 13.41 per 1,000 people -3.5%
1967 12.95 per 1,000 people -3.5%
1968 12.5 per 1,000 people -3.5%
1969 12.37 per 1,000 people -1.0%
1970 12.17 per 1,000 people -1.7%
1971 11.89 per 1,000 people -2.3%
1972 11.59 per 1,000 people -2.5%
1973 11.15 per 1,000 people -3.8%
1974 10.73 per 1,000 people -3.8%
1975 10.29 per 1,000 people -4.1%
1976 9.86 per 1,000 people -4.2%
1977 9.43 per 1,000 people -4.4%
1978 9.01 per 1,000 people -4.5%
1979 8.51 per 1,000 people -5.6%
1980 11.04 per 1,000 people +29.8%
1981 10.45 per 1,000 people -5.3%
1982 9.92 per 1,000 people -5.1%
1983 9.44 per 1,000 people -4.9%
1984 9.02 per 1,000 people -4.5%
1985 8.64 per 1,000 people -4.2%
1986 8.15 per 1,000 people -5.7%
1987 8.12 per 1,000 people -0.4%
1988 7.41 per 1,000 people -8.7%
1989 7.17 per 1,000 people -3.2%
1990 6.81 per 1,000 people -4.9%
1991 6.53 per 1,000 people -4.2%
1992 6.3 per 1,000 people -3.5%
1993 6.09 per 1,000 people -3.3%
1994 5.89 per 1,000 people -3.2%
1995 5.76 per 1,000 people -2.2%
1996 5.66 per 1,000 people -1.8%
1997 5.55 per 1,000 people -1.9%
1998 5.48 per 1,000 people -1.2%
1999 5.64 per 1,000 people +2.9%
2000 5.33 per 1,000 people -5.4%
2001 5.35 per 1,000 people +0.4%
2002 5.36 per 1,000 people +0.0%
2003 5.36 per 1,000 people +0.1%
2004 5.38 per 1,000 people +0.4%
2005 5.36 per 1,000 people -0.5%
2006 5.41 per 1,000 people +1.0%
2007 5.45 per 1,000 people +0.7%
2008 5.44 per 1,000 people -0.2%
2009 5.44 per 1,000 people +0.0%
2010 5.47 per 1,000 people +0.5%
2011 5.51 per 1,000 people +0.8%
2012 5.54 per 1,000 people +0.5%
2013 5.59 per 1,000 people +0.8%
2014 5.64 per 1,000 people +0.9%
2015 5.65 per 1,000 people +0.3%
2016 5.62 per 1,000 people -0.6%
2017 5.62 per 1,000 people -0.0%
2018 5.56 per 1,000 people -1.1%
2019 5.49 per 1,000 people -1.2%
2020 5.74 per 1,000 people +4.5%
2021 5.8 per 1,000 people +1.0%
2022 5.17 per 1,000 people -10.9%
2023 5.08 per 1,000 people -1.6%
2024 5.02 per 1,000 people -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 14.22 per 1,000 people 12.37 per 1,000 people 16.45 per 1,000 people 10
1970s 10.46 per 1,000 people 8.51 per 1,000 people 12.17 per 1,000 people 10
1980s 8.94 per 1,000 people 7.17 per 1,000 people 11.04 per 1,000 people 10
1990s 5.97 per 1,000 people 5.48 per 1,000 people 6.81 per 1,000 people 10
2000s 5.39 per 1,000 people 5.33 per 1,000 people 5.45 per 1,000 people 10
2010s 5.57 per 1,000 people 5.47 per 1,000 people 5.65 per 1,000 people 10
2020s 5.36 per 1,000 people 5.02 per 1,000 people 5.8 per 1,000 people 5

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 189 Bangladesh 5.11 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 190 Cape Verde 5.1 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 191 Solomon Islands 5.08 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 193 Northern Mariana Islands 4.98 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 194 Belize 4.96 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 195 Syrian Arab Republic 4.93 per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is death rate, crude in Vanuatu?
Death rate, crude in Vanuatu was 5.02 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest death rate, crude recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 16.45 per 1,000 people in 1960.
What is the lowest death rate, crude recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 5.02 per 1,000 people in 2024.
How does Vanuatu rank for death rate, crude?
Vanuatu ranks 192nd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
Is death rate, crude rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,195 data points, 1960–2024
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Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.