Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) was 8.98 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
8.98
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
91st
of 200 countries
All-time high
19.51
in 1990
All-time low
8.98
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Vanuatu, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 8.98 for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 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 - un igme estimates in Vanuatu peaked at 19.51 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8.98, in 2024.
That places Vanuatu 91st out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.51 | — |
| 1991 | 18.72 | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 18.13 | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 17.65 | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 17.23 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 16.87 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 16.61 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 16.31 | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 15.94 | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 15.25 | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 14.3 | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 13.05 | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 12.24 | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 11.7 | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 11.32 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 11.05 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 10.82 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 10.48 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 10.08 | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 9.73 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 9.48 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 9.51 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 9.89 | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 10.34 | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 10.72 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 10.97 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 10.98 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.78 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 10.51 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 10.16 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 9.82 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 9.57 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 9.39 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 9.18 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 8.98 | -2.2% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 8.98 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.12, 50% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 8.98 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.77, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 44 (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 neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Vanuatu?
- Neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Vanuatu was 8.98 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 19.51 in 1990.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.98 in 2024.
- How does Vanuatu rank for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates?
- Vanuatu ranks 91st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates 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 UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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