Neonatal deaths in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Neonatal deaths was 81 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
81
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
165th
of 213 countries
All-time high
97
in 2016
All-time low
73
in 2004
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Neonatal deaths in Vanuatu, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 81 for neonatal deaths in 2024.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths in Vanuatu peaked at 97 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 73, in 2004.
That places Vanuatu 165th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 86 | — |
| 2001 | 80 | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 76 | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 74 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 73 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 74 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 74 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 74 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 74 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 77 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 82 | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 87 | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 92 | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 96 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 96 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 94 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 91 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 88 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 86 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 84 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 83 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 81 | -2.4% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 81 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,153, 2% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 81 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 366.5, 22% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.7 | 73 | 86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.6 | 74 | 97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.4 | 81 | 88 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More development goals data for Vanuatu
- Red List Index 0.7273 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.07 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 70.05 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 6 (2025)
- Infant deaths 130 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths in Vanuatu?
- Neonatal deaths in Vanuatu was 81 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 97 in 2016.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 73 in 2004.
- How does Vanuatu rank for neonatal deaths?
- Vanuatu ranks 165th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal deaths (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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