Neonatal mortality ihme in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Neonatal mortality ihme was 1.16 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
1.16
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
72nd
of 204 countries
All-time high
4.38
in 1950
All-time low
1.16
in 2019
Years of data
70
1950–2019

Neonatal mortality ihme in Vanuatu, 1950–2019

1234195019842019

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Vanuatu recorded 1.16 for neonatal mortality ihme 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 ihme in Vanuatu peaked at 4.38 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.16, 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.

Neonatal mortality ihme in Vanuatu, year by year

Annual values for Neonatal mortality ihme in Vanuatu, 1950 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1950 4.38 —
1951 4.34 -0.9%
1952 4.27 -1.6%
1953 4.22 -1.2%
1954 4.17 -1.2%
1955 4.12 -1.2%
1956 4.08 -1.0%
1957 4.02 -1.5%
1958 3.96 -1.5%
1959 3.91 -1.3%
1960 3.83 -2.0%
1961 3.76 -1.8%
1962 3.68 -2.1%
1963 3.59 -2.4%
1964 3.5 -2.5%
1965 3.42 -2.3%
1966 3.32 -2.9%
1967 3.23 -2.7%
1968 3.14 -2.8%
1969 3.04 -3.2%
1970 2.94 -3.3%
1971 2.83 -3.7%
1972 2.73 -3.5%
1973 2.64 -3.3%
1974 2.52 -4.5%
1975 2.43 -3.6%
1976 2.33 -4.1%
1977 2.25 -3.4%
1978 2.16 -4.0%
1979 2.07 -4.2%
1980 1.99 -3.9%
1981 1.92 -3.5%
1982 1.85 -3.6%
1983 1.79 -3.2%
1984 1.74 -2.8%
1985 1.69 -2.9%
1986 1.66 -1.8%
1987 1.64 -1.2%
1988 1.61 -1.8%
1989 1.59 -1.2%
1990 1.56 -1.9%
1991 1.53 -1.9%
1992 1.51 -1.3%
1993 1.5 -0.7%
1994 1.49 -0.7%
1995 1.48 -0.7%
1996 1.48 +0.0%
1997 1.49 +0.7%
1998 1.49 +0.0%
1999 1.5 +0.7%
2000 1.51 +0.7%
2001 1.52 +0.7%
2002 1.53 +0.7%
2003 1.53 +0.0%
2004 1.53 +0.0%
2005 1.52 -0.7%
2006 1.5 -1.3%
2007 1.47 -2.0%
2008 1.44 -2.0%
2009 1.42 -1.4%
2010 1.4 -1.4%
2011 1.37 -2.1%
2012 1.34 -2.2%
2013 1.31 -2.2%
2014 1.29 -1.5%
2015 1.27 -1.6%
2016 1.24 -2.4%
2017 1.22 -1.6%
2018 1.19 -2.5%
2019 1.16 -2.5%

Vanuatu compared with similar countries

  • Vanuatu's 1.16 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.97, 59% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Vanuatu's 1.16 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.69, 1.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 4.15 3.91 4.38 10
1960s 3.45 3.04 3.83 10
1970s 2.49 2.07 2.94 10
1980s 1.75 1.59 1.99 10
1990s 1.5 1.48 1.56 10
2000s 1.5 1.42 1.53 10
2010s 1.28 1.16 1.4 10

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 69 Jamaica 1.26 compare
  2. 70 Sao Tome and Principe 1.21 compare
  3. 71 Algeria 1.2 compare
  4. 73 Solomon Islands 1.15 compare
  5. 74 Morocco 1.11 compare
  6. 74 Uzbekistan 1.11 compare

See the full ranking of 204 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality ihme in Vanuatu?
Neonatal mortality ihme in Vanuatu was 1.16 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest neonatal mortality ihme recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 4.38 in 1950.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality ihme recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 1.16 in 2019.
How does Vanuatu rank for neonatal mortality ihme?
Vanuatu ranks 72nd out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
Is neonatal mortality ihme 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality ihme. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Neonatal mortality ihme
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
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