Number of infant deaths in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Number of infant deaths was 130 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths in Vanuatu, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths in Vanuatu is 130, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Vanuatu peaked at 313 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 127, in 1999.
That places Vanuatu 155th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 313 | — |
| 1961 | 313 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 313 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 312 | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 311 | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 308 | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 305 | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 304 | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 301 | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 296 | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 291 | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 287 | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 283 | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 279 | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 275 | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 270 | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 266 | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 260 | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 254 | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 248 | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 240 | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 233 | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 224 | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 215 | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 205 | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 195 | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 185 | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 177 | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 170 | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 163 | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 158 | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 153 | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 149 | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 146 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 142 | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 138 | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 134 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 130 | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 128 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 127 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 127 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 128 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 128 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 128 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 129 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 129 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 130 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 131 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 133 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 134 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 133 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 132 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 132 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 132 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 132 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 133 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 134 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 135 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 135 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 135 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 135 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 135 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 134 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 132 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 130 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 307.6 | 296 | 313 | 10 |
| 1970s | 271.3 | 248 | 291 | 10 |
| 1980s | 200.7 | 163 | 240 | 10 |
| 1990s | 140.5 | 127 | 158 | 10 |
| 2000s | 129.7 | 127 | 134 | 10 |
| 2010s | 133.3 | 132 | 135 | 10 |
| 2020s | 133.2 | 130 | 135 | 5 |
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- 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 ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 5.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0226 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0212 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Vanuatu?
- Number of infant deaths in Vanuatu was 130 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 313 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 127 in 1999.
- How does Vanuatu rank for number of infant deaths?
- Vanuatu ranks 155th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.