Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths was 81 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
81 deaths
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
153rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
113 deaths
in 1990
All-time low
73 deaths
in 2004
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Vanuatu, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 81 deaths for number of neonatal, infant and child 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, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Vanuatu peaked at 113 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 73 deaths, in 2004.
Vanuatu ranks 153rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 113 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 109 deaths | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 107 deaths | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 105 deaths | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 102 deaths | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 100 deaths | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 97 deaths | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 95 deaths | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 93 deaths | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 90 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 86 deaths | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 80 deaths | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 76 deaths | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 74 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 73 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 73 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 73 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 74 deaths | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 74 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 74 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 74 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 77 deaths | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 82 deaths | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 87 deaths | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 92 deaths | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 96 deaths | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 97 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 96 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 94 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 91 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 88 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 86 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 84 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 83 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 81 deaths | -2.4% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 81 deaths is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,153 deaths, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 81 deaths is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 366.5 deaths, 22% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 101.1 deaths | 90 deaths | 113 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.7 deaths | 73 deaths | 86 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.6 deaths | 74 deaths | 97 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.4 deaths | 81 deaths | 88 deaths | 5 |
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)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0682 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Vanuatu?
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Vanuatu was 81 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 113 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 73 deaths in 2004.
- How does Vanuatu rank for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Vanuatu ranks 153rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal, infant and child 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .