Health in Vanuatu 647 indicators covering health for Vanuatu. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Treatment for hypertension, male 11.0% 2019 up 15.8% 189th Treatment for hypertension 13.6% 2019 up 17.2% 190th Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese 2.6% 2014 down 25.7% 120th Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita 4.27 deaths per 100,000 people 2024 down 7.4% 9th Number of youth deaths 185 deaths 2024 unchanged 156th Number of deaths ages 10-19 years 39 2024 up 25.8% 162nd Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female 7 2024 up 16.7% 157th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male 10 2024 up 11.1% 150th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, female 5 2024 up 25.0% 160th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, male 9 2024 up 28.6% 158th Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female 12 2024 up 20.0% 164th Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, male 27 2024 up 28.6% 161st Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female 7 2024 up 16.7% 164th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male 18 2024 up 28.6% 162nd Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female 7 2024 down 12.5% 167th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male 20 2024 unchanged 167th Deaths from terrorism, by target 0 deaths 2021 — 2nd Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks 0 deaths 2021 — 58th Suicide and other terrorist attacks 0 attacks 2021 — 79th Deaths from terrorist attacks, by method of attack 0 deaths 2021 — 21st Terrorism deaths rate 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — 58th Deaths from terrorist attacks by method 0 deaths 2021 — 21st Terrorism deaths 0 deaths 2021 — 58th Share of deaths from terrorism 0.0% 2021 — 58th Prevalence of HIV, total 0.1% 2024 unchanged 108th Number of people who are undernourished 100,000 2023 unchanged 103rd External health expenditure channeled through government 55.0% 2023 down 5.9% 57th Mental health and substance use disorders death rate by age group 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — 1st Death rate from cardiomyopathy, myocarditis and endocarditis 6.5 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 10.6% 75th Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases 36.8% 2021 down 3.4% 5th Expected chances of death from non-communicable diseases, by gender 43.1% 2021 down 2.9% 4th Healthy life expectancy 58.68 Years 2021 down 0.1% 133rd Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 29.9% 2021 down 0.3% 10th Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 43.1% 2021 down 2.9% 4th Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 36.8% 2021 down 3.4% 5th Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning 0.55 per 100,000 population 2021 down 14.1% 86th Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female 0.073 per 100,000 female population 2021 down 20.7% 159th Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male 1.01 per 100,000 male population 2021 down 12.9% 76th Suicide mortality rate, female 6.61 per 100,000 female population 2021 down 12.8% 35th Suicide mortality rate, male 24.65 per 100,000 male population 2021 down 5.9% 26th Suicide mortality rate 15.73 per 100,000 population 2021 down 8.1% 22nd Nurses and midwives 1.46 per 1,000 people 2019 down 12.9% 150th Prevalence rate of diabetes in adults 15.9 2014 up 29.3% 18th Child mortality rate 2.4% 2019 down 24.0% 70th Neonatal mortality rate 1.2% 2019 down 18.3% 72nd Number of neonatal deaths 88 deaths 2019 down 13.7% 158th Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol 0.71 2020 up 22.4% 131st Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projecte 2.04 2020 up 22.2% 131st Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, pr 3.39 2020 up 22.4% 130th Low-birthweight babies 13.1% 2020 up 3.5% 52nd Inequality in life expectancy 0.1106 2023 down 16.0% 85th Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita 0.1106 2023 down 16.0% 85th Child mortality rate by household wealth 1.72 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 9.1% 71st Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care 0.7% 2022 down 72.0% 104th Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care 26.1% 2022 down 16.3% 55th Maternal mortality ratio vs. GDP per capita 94.44 deaths per 100,000 live births 2020 up 1.5% 70th Maternal mortality ratio 94.44 deaths per 100,000 live births 2020 up 1.5% 71st The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 94.44 deaths per 100,000 live births 2020 up 1.5% 71st Number of maternal deaths by region 8.5 deaths 2020 up 14.2% 131st Maternal mortality ratio vs. births attended by skilled health staff 94.44 deaths per 100,000 live births 2020 up 1.5% 71st ← Previous Page 7 of 11 Next →