Number of malaria positive cases by microscopy in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Number of malaria positive cases by microscopy was 2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of malaria positive cases by microscopy in Vanuatu, 2015–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of malaria positive cases by microscopy in Vanuatu is 2, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.7% on the previous year and down 86.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of malaria positive cases by microscopy in Vanuatu peaked at 225 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2024.
Vanuatu ranks 90th of 99 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Number of malaria positive cases by microscopy in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 15 | — |
| 2016 | 225 | +1400.0% |
| 2017 | 120 | -46.7% |
| 2018 | 53 | -55.8% |
| 2019 | 26 | -50.9% |
| 2020 | 22 | -15.4% |
| 2021 | 34 | +54.5% |
| 2023 | 6 | -82.4% |
| 2024 | 2 | -66.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.8 | 15 | 225 | 5 |
| 2020s | 16 | 2 | 34 | 4 |
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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, total, annual growth rate 4.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0438 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4953 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of malaria positive cases by microscopy in Vanuatu?
- Number of malaria positive cases by microscopy in Vanuatu was 2 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of malaria positive cases by microscopy recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 225 in 2016.
- What is the lowest number of malaria positive cases by microscopy recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2024.
- How does Vanuatu rank for number of malaria positive cases by microscopy?
- Vanuatu ranks 90th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of malaria positive cases by microscopy rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of malaria positive cases by microscopy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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