Number of youth deaths in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Number of youth deaths was 185 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Vanuatu, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2024, number of youth deaths in Vanuatu stood at 185 deaths.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Vanuatu peaked at 226 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 184 deaths, in 2012.
That places Vanuatu 156th out of 199 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 youth deaths in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 226 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 220 deaths | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 215 deaths | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 211 deaths | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 206 deaths | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 201 deaths | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 197 deaths | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 193 deaths | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 190 deaths | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 198 deaths | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 188 deaths | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 188 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 187 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 186 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 186 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 186 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 187 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 188 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 187 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 187 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 186 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 185 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 184 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 184 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 185 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 185 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 186 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 188 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 189 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 191 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 191 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 191 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 189 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 188 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 185 deaths | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 205.7 deaths | 190 deaths | 226 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 187 deaths | 186 deaths | 188 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 186.3 deaths | 184 deaths | 191 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 188.8 deaths | 185 deaths | 191 deaths | 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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.184 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1957 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Vanuatu?
- Number of youth deaths in Vanuatu was 185 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 226 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 184 deaths in 2012.
- How does Vanuatu rank for number of youth deaths?
- Vanuatu ranks 156th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.