Neonatal deaths in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Neonatal deaths was 81 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
81
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
155th
of 201 countries
All-time high
113
in 1990
All-time low
73
in 2004
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Neonatal deaths in Vanuatu, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 81 for neonatal deaths in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths in Vanuatu peaked at 113 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 73, in 2004.
Vanuatu ranks 155th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 113 | — |
| 1991 | 109 | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 107 | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 105 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 102 | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 100 | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 97 | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 95 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 93 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 90 | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 86 | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 80 | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 76 | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 74 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 73 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 74 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 74 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 74 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 74 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 77 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 82 | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 87 | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 92 | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 96 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 96 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 94 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 91 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 88 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 86 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 84 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 83 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 81 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 101.1 | 90 | 113 | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.7 | 73 | 86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.6 | 74 | 97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.4 | 81 | 88 | 5 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 695.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 44 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0438 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4953 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths in Vanuatu?
- Neonatal deaths in Vanuatu was 81 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 113 in 1990.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 73 in 2004.
- How does Vanuatu rank for neonatal deaths?
- Vanuatu ranks 155th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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