Number of stillbirths in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Number of stillbirths was 104 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of stillbirths in Vanuatu, 2000–2023
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of stillbirths in Vanuatu is 104, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Vanuatu peaked at 116 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 84, in 2002.
Vanuatu ranks 150th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Number of stillbirths in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88 | — |
| 2001 | 85 | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 84 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 85 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 87 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 90 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 94 | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 97 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 99 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 102 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 106 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 110 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 113 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 115 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 116 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 115 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 113 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 111 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 108 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 107 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 106 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 104 | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.9 | 84 | 97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 110 | 99 | 116 | 10 |
| 2020s | 106.25 | 104 | 108 | 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, 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 stillbirths in Vanuatu?
- Number of stillbirths in Vanuatu was 104 in 2023, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of stillbirths recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 116 in 2016.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 84 in 2002.
- How does Vanuatu rank for number of stillbirths?
- Vanuatu ranks 150th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of stillbirths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation