Suicide rate, by age in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Suicide rate, by age was 0.7636 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide rate, by age in Vanuatu, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, suicide rate, by age in Vanuatu stood at 0.7636 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide rate, by age in Vanuatu peaked at 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.7636 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Vanuatu ranks 36th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9722 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.867 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.771 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9474 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7807 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7636 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7978 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 44 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 695.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 3,729 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 3,405 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 3,221 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 3,581 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 3,380 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 3,858 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide rate, by age in Vanuatu?
- Suicide rate, by age in Vanuatu was 0.7636 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest suicide rate, by age recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people in 2003.
- What is the lowest suicide rate, by age recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7636 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Vanuatu rank for suicide rate, by age?
- Vanuatu ranks 36th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide rate, by age rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Suicide rate, by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from self-harm among both sexes aged 0-14 year olds, per 100,000 people.