Number of neonatal deaths in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Number of neonatal deaths was 81 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths in Vanuatu, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal deaths in Vanuatu is 81, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Vanuatu peaked at 113 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 73, in 2004.
That places Vanuatu 154th out of 196 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 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 695.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 44 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2878 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5766 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Vanuatu?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Vanuatu was 81 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 113 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 73 in 2004.
- How does Vanuatu rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Vanuatu ranks 154th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths 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, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.