Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending was 52 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Vanuatu, 2000–2023
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Vanuatu stood at 52.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Vanuatu peaked at 55 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 45, in 2007.
Vanuatu ranks 152nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46 | — |
| 2001 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 45 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 46 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 47 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 55 | +17.0% |
| 2014 | 53 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 52 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 51 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 51 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 50 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 51 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 52 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 53 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 52 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 52 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.8 | 45 | 46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.2 | 46 | 55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.25 | 52 | 53 | 4 |
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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)
- 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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0023 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate -0.3914 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 756 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0.0023 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Vanuatu?
- Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Vanuatu was 52 in 2023, according to Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 55 in 2013.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 45 in 2007.
- How does Vanuatu rank for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending?
- Vanuatu ranks 152nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Universal healthcare coverage (UHC) service coverage is measured on a scale from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) based on the average coverage of essential healthcare services.