Number of under-five deaths in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Number of under-five deaths was 154 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
154
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
158th
of 197 countries
All-time high
418
in 1960
All-time low
154
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of under-five deaths in Vanuatu, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 154 for number of under-five deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Vanuatu peaked at 418 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 154, in 2024.
That places Vanuatu 158th out of 197 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 under-five deaths in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 418 | — |
| 1961 | 418 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 417 | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 414 | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 411 | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 406 | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 401 | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 398 | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 392 | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 386 | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 379 | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 373 | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 367 | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 361 | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 354 | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 348 | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 341 | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 333 | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 325 | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 316 | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 306 | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 295 | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 284 | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 271 | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 258 | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 246 | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 234 | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 223 | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 214 | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 206 | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 199 | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 193 | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 188 | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 183 | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 178 | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 173 | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 169 | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 164 | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 161 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 159 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 158 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 158 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 158 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 157 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 158 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 158 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 159 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 160 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 161 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 161 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 160 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 159 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 158 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 158 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 159 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 159 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 160 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 161 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 162 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 162 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 161 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 161 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 159 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 157 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 154 | -1.9% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 154 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,859, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 154 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 775.5, 20% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 406.1 | 386 | 418 | 10 |
| 1970s | 349.7 | 316 | 379 | 10 |
| 1980s | 253.7 | 206 | 306 | 10 |
| 1990s | 176.7 | 159 | 199 | 10 |
| 2000s | 158.8 | 157 | 161 | 10 |
| 2010s | 159.8 | 158 | 162 | 10 |
| 2020s | 158.4 | 154 | 161 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
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)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3888 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0639 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.395 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0682 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Vanuatu?
- Number of under-five deaths in Vanuatu was 154 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 418 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 154 in 2024.
- How does Vanuatu rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Vanuatu ranks 158th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children dying before reaching age five.