Health in Vanuatu

898 indicators covering health for Vanuatu.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Death rate road traffic injuries 14.9 2019 up 10.4% 95th
New or unknown treatment history cases: Pulmonary, bacteriologically c 59 2023 up 40.5% 167th
Medical doctors not further defined 39 2018 up 50.0% 133rd
Life satisfaction vs life expectancy 71.48 2023 up 2.1% 159th
Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence 22.6% 2030 down 1.3% 27th
Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) 22.3% 2030 down 0.4% 38th
Tb patients tested positive for hiv 0 2021 β€” 160th
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia 12.84 2019 up 12.8% 161st
Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months 31.0% 2019 down 10.1% 83rd
Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of d 145.65 2019 up 37.3% 177th
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence 1.8% 2024 up 5.9% 13th
Mortality caused by road traffic injury 14.9 per 100,000 population 2019 up 10.4% 95th
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female 7.7 per 100,000 female population 2019 up 10.0% 83rd
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male 21.8 per 100,000 male population 2019 up 10.1% 99th
Estimated number of MDR/RR-TB incident cases 4 2024 unchanged 155th
Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months 115 2019 up 0.9% 110th
Ipv vaccine coverage 74 2024 up 1,750.0% 166th
Tb patients living with hiv receiving art 0 2021 β€” 141st
New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population 33.56 2024 up 73.4% 22nd
Polio vaccine: inactivated second or third-dose polio vaccine (IPVc) i 0.0% 2025 β€” 167th
International Health Regulations core capacity scores, SPAR version, 2 40 2025 β€” 112th
Leprosy registered prevalence rate per 1 000 000 population 33.56 2024 β€” 23rd
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children 8 2024 up 700.0% 38th
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment 11 2024 β€” 81st
New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per 63.7 2024 up 518.2% 7th
Ipv1 number unvaccinated 2,561 2023 down 67.9% 125th
Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus 0 2023 β€” 3rd
Number of female leprosy new cases 6 2024 up 500.0% 69th
Estimated number of malaria deaths 0 2024 β€” 66th
Estimated number of malaria cases 4,014 2024 up 55.6% 64th
National smoking ban: NUMBER OF PLACES SMOKE-FREE 0 2022 β€” 157th
Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases 230 2014 down 17.9% 163rd
Estimated malaria incidence 12.25 2024 up 23.6% 49th
Estimated malaria mortality rate 0 2024 β€” 66th
Number of new G2D leprosy cases 0 2024 β€” 86th
Leprosy - New leprosy cases with G2D rate per 1 000 000 population 0 2024 β€” 86th
Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Prices in 7.02 2022 down 10.9% 81st
Taxes as a % of price: total tax 77.5% 2022 up 33.3% 27th
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax 11.8% 2022 up 57.3% 110th
Taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise 0.0% 2022 β€” 106th
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise 58.8% 2022 up 28.7% 13th
Taxes as a % of price: other taxes 0.0% 2022 β€” 57th
Taxes as a % of price: import duties 6.9% 2022 up 39.2% 18th
Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Price in 850 2022 down 6.0% 30th
Physical activity policies focused on active systems 10 2023 down 50.0% 101st
Physical activity policies for activie societies 20 2023 up 100.0% 2nd
Number of deaths from malaria who 0 2024 β€” 66th
Death rate from malaria 0 2024 β€” 66th
Incidence of malaria 12.25 2024 up 23.6% 49th
Death rate from poisonings 0.5 2021 down 16.7% 86th
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 2000 24.56 2022 down 3.1% 5th
Japanese encephalitis - number of reported cases 0 2025 β€” 19th
Malaria cases reported 1,579 2024 up 20.2% 67th
Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters 0 2021 down 100.0% 117th
Mean systolic blood pressure 129.5 2009 up 2.1% 40th
Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 5.3 2009 up 12.8% 95th
Hiv expenditure 86,588 2016 down 92.1% 95th
Number of new leprosy cases with G2D among children 0 2024 β€” 35th
Neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus (PAB) 80.0% 2022 up 6.7% 88th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in currency reported 735 2020 up 12.6% 34th