Number of children who die before age 5 in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Number of children who die before age 5 was 159 deaths in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
159 deaths
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
154th
of 236 countries
All-time high
447 deaths
in 1951
All-time low
159 deaths
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of children who die before age 5 in Vanuatu, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2023, number of children who die before age 5 in Vanuatu stood at 159 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children who die before age 5 in Vanuatu peaked at 447 deaths in 1951 and was at its lowest, 159 deaths, in 2023.
Vanuatu ranks 154th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Number of children who die before age 5 in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 412 deaths | — |
| 1951 | 447 deaths | +8.5% |
| 1952 | 408 deaths | -8.7% |
| 1953 | 410 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 411 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 414 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 415 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 418 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 420 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 419 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 419 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 418 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 415 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 410 deaths | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 407 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 401 deaths | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 396 deaths | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 392 deaths | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 387 deaths | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 380 deaths | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 371 deaths | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 365 deaths | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 361 deaths | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 353 deaths | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 347 deaths | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 341 deaths | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 333 deaths | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 327 deaths | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 320 deaths | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 311 deaths | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 291 deaths | -6.4% |
| 1981 | 286 deaths | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 279 deaths | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 273 deaths | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 265 deaths | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 258 deaths | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 245 deaths | -5.0% |
| 1987 | 255 deaths | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 226 deaths | -11.4% |
| 1989 | 222 deaths | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 212 deaths | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 206 deaths | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 202 deaths | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 198 deaths | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 191 deaths | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 186 deaths | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 182 deaths | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 177 deaths | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 174 deaths | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 186 deaths | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 173 deaths | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 175 deaths | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 174 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 174 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 176 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 175 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 177 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 179 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 182 deaths | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 183 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 183 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 182 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 182 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 182 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 186 deaths | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 185 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 181 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 181 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 179 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 174 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 172 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 165 deaths | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 162 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 159 deaths | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 417.4 deaths | 408 deaths | 447 deaths | 10 |
| 1960s | 402.5 deaths | 380 deaths | 419 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 342.9 deaths | 311 deaths | 371 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 260 deaths | 222 deaths | 291 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 191.4 deaths | 174 deaths | 212 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 176.8 deaths | 173 deaths | 183 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 181.5 deaths | 174 deaths | 186 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 164.5 deaths | 159 deaths | 172 deaths | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children who die before age 5 in Vanuatu?
- Number of children who die before age 5 in Vanuatu was 159 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children who die before age 5 recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 447 deaths in 1951.
- What is the lowest number of children who die before age 5 recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 159 deaths in 2023.
- How does Vanuatu rank for number of children who die before age 5?
- Vanuatu ranks 154th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children who die before age 5 rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.