Health in Vanuatu

300 indicators covering health for Vanuatu.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population ages 65 and above, male 7,099 2025 up 21.1% 185th
Population ages 65 and above, female 4.6% 2025 up 46.0% 164th
Population ages 65 and above, female 7,577 2025 up 85.6% 187th
Survival to age 65, male 70.8% 2024 up 4.3% 125th
Survival to age 65, female 79.8% 2024 up 2.5% 142nd
Fertility rate, total 3.57 births per woman 2024 down 10.8% 42nd
Life expectancy at birth, male 69.58 years 2024 up 2.2% 131st
Life expectancy at birth, total 71.65 years 2024 up 2.3% 139th
Life expectancy at birth, female 74.11 years 2024 up 1.8% 141st
Mortality rate, infant, male 15.4 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 6.7% 90th
Mortality rate, infant 14.4 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 7.1% 89th
Mortality rate, infant, female 13.4 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 7.6% 84th
Death rate, crude 5.02 per 1,000 people 2024 down 11.0% 190th
Birth rate, crude 27.65 per 1,000 people 2024 down 16.4% 40th
Mortality rate, adult, male 188.03 per 1,000 male adults 2024 down 9.7% 97th
Mortality rate, adult, female 129.44 per 1,000 female adults 2024 down 8.1% 72nd
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 0.0516 under-five deaths per woman 2024 down 32.6% 78th
Immunization, Pol3 65.0% 2024 down 18.8% 175th
Immunization, BCG 85.0% 2024 down 10.5% 117th
Immunization, measles 61.0% 2024 down 32.2% 179th
Immunization, DPT 71.0% 2024 down 17.4% 166th
Mortality rate, neonatal 9 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 15.9% 89th
Mortality rate, under-5, male 18.3 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 8.5% 89th
Mortality rate, under-5, female 15.9 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 9.7% 82nd
Mortality rate, under-5 17.1 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 9.0% 87th
Life expectancy 71.48 years 2023 up 2.1% 159th
Maternal mortality ratio 100 2023 down 9.1% 66th
Lifetime risk of maternal death 0.4% 2023 down 21.5% 54th
Lifetime risk of maternal death 270 1 in: rate varies by country 2023 up 27.4% 141st
Number of maternal deaths 9 2023 unchanged 119th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female 1.6 per 1,000 2024 down 11.1% 73rd
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male 2.4 per 1,000 2024 down 7.7% 69th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, female 1.4 per 1,000 2024 down 6.7% 86th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, male 2.2 per 1,000 2024 down 8.3% 85th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, female 3.7 per 1,000 2024 down 7.5% 88th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, male 7.6 per 1,000 2024 down 6.2% 85th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years 5.7 per 1,000 2024 down 6.6% 89th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, female 2.3 per 1,000 2024 down 8.0% 85th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male 5.4 per 1,000 2024 down 6.9% 80th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, female 2.7 per 1,000 2024 down 6.9% 98th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, male 7.5 per 1,000 2024 down 7.4% 90th
Prevalence of HIV, male 0.1% 2024 unchanged 70th
Prevalence of HIV, female 0.1% 2024 unchanged 58th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 2024 unchanged 98th
Incidence of HIV, all 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population 2024 down 90.0% 143rd
Prevalence of overweight 51.3% 2022 up 6.0% 118th
Prevalence of overweight, male 45.5% 2022 up 4.7% 127th
Prevalence of overweight, female 57.0% 2022 up 6.9% 87th
Immunization, HepB3 71.0% 2024 down 17.4% 160th
Life expectancy at age 15 83.43 years 2100 up 1.6% 156th
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV 100 2024 unchanged 149th
Newborns protected against tetanus 82.0% 2024 up 9.3% 81st
Population ages 60-64, male 2.4% 2025 up 11.4% 158th
Population ages 65-69, male 1.7% 2025 up 2.9% 158th
Population ages 70-74, male 1.2% 2025 up 7.4% 151st
Population ages 65-69, female 2.0% 2025 up 53.4% 158th
Population ages 45-49, female 3.5% 2025 down 11.0% 203rd
Population ages 70-74, female 1.4% 2025 up 99.1% 156th
Population ages 75-79, male 0.7% 2025 down 1.8% 145th
Population ages 80 and above, female 0.5% 2025 down 33.7% 184th