Neonatal mortality rate in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Neonatal mortality rate was 1.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Vanuatu, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 1.2% for neonatal mortality rate in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Vanuatu peaked at 4.4% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2019.
Vanuatu ranks 72nd of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.1% | 3.9% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.5% | 3.0% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 69 Jamaica 1.3% compare
- 70 Sao Tome and Principe 1.2% compare
- 71 Algeria 1.2% compare
- 73 Solomon Islands 1.1% compare
- 74 Morocco 1.1% compare
- 74 Uzbekistan 1.1% compare
More health data for Vanuatu
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 695.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 3,729 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 3,405 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 3,221 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 3,581 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 3,380 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 3,858 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Vanuatu?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Vanuatu was 1.2% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 1950.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2019.
- How does Vanuatu rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Vanuatu ranks 72nd out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death between 0 and 27 days