Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters was 0 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
0
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
125th
of 140 countries
All-time high
5
in 2014
All-time low
0
in 2018
Years of data
8
2006–2021
Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Vanuatu, 2006–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 0 for deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Vanuatu peaked at 5 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2018.
That places Vanuatu 125th out of 140 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.93 | — |
| 2011 | 0.41 | -55.9% |
| 2014 | 5 | +1119.5% |
| 2015 | 4.13 | -17.4% |
| 2018 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 1 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | -100.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.61. (38 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.565. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.93 | 0.93 | 0.93 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.91 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 122 Iran 0.01 compare
- 122 Malaysia 0.01 compare
- 122 Vietnam 0.01 compare
- 125 Bahrain 0 compare
- 125 Barbados 0 compare
- 125 Belarus 0
- 125 Botswana 0 compare
- 125 Dominica 0 compare
- 125 Estonia 0 compare
- 125 Finland 0 compare
- 125 Maldives 0 compare
- 125 Mali 0 compare
- 125 Mauritius 0 compare
- 125 Micronesia (country) 0 compare
- 125 Montenegro 0 compare
- 125 Qatar 0 compare
- 125 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 compare
- 125 Tuvalu 0
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 44 (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 deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Vanuatu?
- Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Vanuatu was 0 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2014.
- What is the lowest deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2018.
- How does Vanuatu rank for deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters?
- Vanuatu ranks 125th out of 140 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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