Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Maternal mortality, gaps filled was 94.44 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Vanuatu, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 94.44 for maternal mortality, gaps filled in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality, gaps filled in Vanuatu peaked at 165.43 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 86.39, in 2008.
Vanuatu ranks 72nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 161.13 | — |
| 1986 | 146.23 | -9.2% |
| 1987 | 165.43 | +13.1% |
| 1988 | 118.14 | -28.6% |
| 1989 | 124.55 | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 110.83 | -11.0% |
| 1991 | 110.93 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 110.82 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 112.26 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 112.64 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 110.72 | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 105.29 | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 107.91 | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 103.7 | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 118.42 | +14.2% |
| 2000 | 108.71 | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 98.23 | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 95.61 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 96.73 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 96.62 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 97.54 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 97.5 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 97.96 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 86.39 | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 87.9 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 93.06 | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 95.07 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 86.6 | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 86.85 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 92.41 | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 91.9 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 94.23 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 94.29 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 96.58 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 92.78 | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 94.44 | +1.8% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 94.44 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 191.84, 49% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 94.44 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 59.08, 1.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Vanuatu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | -28.6% | 165.43 | 118.14 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 143.09 | 118.14 | 165.43 | 5 |
| 1990s | 110.35 | 103.7 | 118.42 | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.32 | 86.39 | 108.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.38 | 86.6 | 96.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.44 | 94.44 | 94.44 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
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 maternal mortality, gaps filled in Vanuatu?
- Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Vanuatu was 94.44 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 165.43 in 1987.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.39 in 2008.
- How does Vanuatu rank for maternal mortality, gaps filled?
- Vanuatu ranks 72nd out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal mortality, gaps filled rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maternal mortality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Maternal mortality Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.