Neonatal mortality rate in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Neonatal mortality rate was 8.98 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Vanuatu, 1989β2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate in Vanuatu is 8.98, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Vanuatu peaked at 20.32 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 8.98, in 2024.
Vanuatu ranks 89th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.32 | 20.32 | 20.32 | 1 |
| 1990s | 17.22 | 15.25 | 19.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.48 | 9.73 | 14.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.33 | 9.48 | 10.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.39 | 8.98 | 9.82 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 86 Belize 9.21 compare
- 87 Indonesia 9.16 compare
- 88 Bahamas 8.99 compare
- 90 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8.95 compare
- 91 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 8.94 compare
- 92 State of Palestine 8.9 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 695.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 44 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5047 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 2,407 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Vanuatu?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Vanuatu was 8.98 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 20.32 in 1989.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.98 in 2024.
- How does Vanuatu rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Vanuatu ranks 89th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (per 1000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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