Number of neonatal deaths by region in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Number of neonatal deaths by region was 81 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths by region in Vanuatu, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal deaths by region in Vanuatu is 81, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths by region in Vanuatu peaked at 113 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 73, in 2004.
That places Vanuatu 153rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths by region in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 113 | — |
| 1991 | 109 | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 107 | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 105 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 102 | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 100 | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 97 | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 95 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 93 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 90 | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 86 | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 80 | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 76 | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 74 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 73 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 74 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 74 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 74 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 74 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 77 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 82 | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 87 | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 92 | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 96 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 96 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 94 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 91 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 88 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 86 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 84 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 83 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 81 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 101.1 | 90 | 113 | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.7 | 73 | 86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.6 | 74 | 97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.4 | 81 | 88 | 5 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 695.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 10.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0034 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 2.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths by region in Vanuatu?
- Number of neonatal deaths by region in Vanuatu was 81 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths by region recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 113 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths by region recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 73 in 2004.
- How does Vanuatu rank for number of neonatal deaths by region?
- Vanuatu ranks 153rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths by region rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. 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 (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of neonates – babies under 28 days old – who die each year.