Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex (deaths) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex (deaths) was 0.5 per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.5 per 100,000 people
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
90th
of 197 countries
All-time high
0.8 per 100,000 people
in 2000
All-time low
0.5 per 100,000 people
in 2020
Years of data
7
2000–2021
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex in Vanuatu, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex in Vanuatu stood at 0.5 per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex in Vanuatu peaked at 0.8 per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5 per 100,000 people, in 2020.
Vanuatu ranks 90th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex (deaths) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2005 | 0.7 per 100,000 people | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6 per 100,000 people | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5 per 100,000 people | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.5 per 100,000 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7 per 100,000 people, 71% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.5 per 100,000 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.35 per 100,000 people, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.75 per 100,000 people | 0.7 per 100,000 people | 0.8 per 100,000 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.6 per 100,000 people | 0.6 per 100,000 people | 0.6 per 100,000 people | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.5 per 100,000 people | 0.5 per 100,000 people | 0.5 per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 90 Algeria 0.5 per 100,000 people compare
- 90 Antigua and Barbuda 0.5 per 100,000 people compare
- 90 Haiti 0.5 per 100,000 people compare
- 90 Honduras 0.5 per 100,000 people compare
- 90 Hungary 0.5 per 100,000 people compare
- 90 Mauritania 0.5 per 100,000 people compare
- 90 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.5 per 100,000 people compare
- 90 Uruguay 0.5 per 100,000 people compare
- 90 United States 0.5 per 100,000 people compare
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 mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex in Vanuatu?
- Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex in Vanuatu was 0.5 per 100,000 people in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8 per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 per 100,000 people in 2020.
- How does Vanuatu rank for mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex?
- Vanuatu ranks 90th out of 197 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex (deaths per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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