Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per square kilometre in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per square kilometre was 0.0068 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per square kilometre in Vanuatu, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 0.0068 units per square kilometre for neonatal deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre in Vanuatu peaked at 0.0093 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.006 units per square kilometre, in 2004.
Vanuatu ranks 116th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per square kilometre in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0093 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0089 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0084 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0082 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.008 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0062 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.008 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.0068 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0431 units per square kilometre, 16% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.0068 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0128 units per square kilometre, 53% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0083 units per square kilometre | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | 0.0093 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0062 units per square kilometre | 0.006 units per square kilometre | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | 0.008 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.007 units per square kilometre | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 113 Venezuela 0.0073 units per square kilometre compare
- 114 Albania 0.0072 units per square kilometre compare
- 115 Costa Rica 0.0072 units per square kilometre compare
- 117 Brunei 0.0066 units per square kilometre compare
- 118 Turkey 0.0066 units per square kilometre compare
- 119 Armenia 0.0065 units per square kilometre 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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre in Vanuatu?
- Neonatal deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre in Vanuatu was 0.0068 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest neonatal deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0093 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.006 units per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does Vanuatu rank for neonatal deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre?
- Vanuatu ranks 116th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is neonatal deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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 Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Neonatal deaths UNICEF
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.