Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection) was 154 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates in Vanuatu, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 154 for under-five deaths - un igme estimates in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 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, under-five deaths - un igme estimates in Vanuatu peaked at 199 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 154, in 2024.
That places Vanuatu 157th out of 200 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.
Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 199 | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 44 (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 under-five deaths - un igme estimates in Vanuatu?
- Under-five deaths - un igme estimates in Vanuatu was 154 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest under-five deaths - un igme estimates recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 199 in 1990.
- What is the lowest under-five deaths - un igme estimates recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 154 in 2024.
- How does Vanuatu rank for under-five deaths - un igme estimates?
- Vanuatu ranks 157th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is under-five deaths - un igme estimates 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 UNICEF, published as part of Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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