Total disease burden in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Total disease burden was 105,897 DALYs in 2021. ▲ Rising
Total disease burden in Vanuatu, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in DALYs.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 105,897 DALYs for total disease burden in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total disease burden in Vanuatu peaked at 105,897 DALYs in 2021 and was at its lowest, 68,957 DALYs, in 2000.
Vanuatu ranks 170th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76,546 DALYs | 68,957 DALYs | 84,092 DALYs | 10 |
| 2010s | 91,421 DALYs | 85,539 DALYs | 98,183 DALYs | 10 |
| 2020s | 102,637 DALYs | 99,377 DALYs | 105,897 DALYs | 2 |
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- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 2,407 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 2,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 2,501 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 2,551 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 2,595 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 2,584 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total disease burden in Vanuatu?
- Total disease burden in Vanuatu was 105,897 DALYs in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total disease burden recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 105,897 DALYs in 2021.
- What is the lowest total disease burden recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 68,957 DALYs in 2000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for total disease burden?
- Vanuatu ranks 170th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total disease burden rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Total disease burden. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes.