Where does this Vanuatu data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Vanuatu

Name: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Vanuatu
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Vanuatu: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood was 0.0516 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0516 under-five deaths per woman

Change on year

down 3.0%

World rank

78th

of 200 countries

All-time high

1.27 under-five deaths per woman

in 1952

All-time low

0.0516 under-five deaths per woman

in 2024

Years of data

1952–2024

Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Vanuatu, 1952–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in under-five deaths per woman.

Analysis

In 2024, children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Vanuatu stood at 0.0516 under-five deaths per woman. That is the lowest value across all 73 years on record.

The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Vanuatu peaked at 1.27 under-five deaths per woman in 1952 and was at its lowest, 0.0516 under-five deaths per woman, in 2024.

Vanuatu ranks 78th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	1.18 under-five deaths per woman	1.08 under-five deaths per woman	1.27 under-five deaths per woman	8
1960s	0.8922 under-five deaths per woman	0.7305 under-five deaths per woman	1.05 under-five deaths per woman	10
1970s	0.5525 under-five deaths per woman	0.419 under-five deaths per woman	0.6949 under-five deaths per woman	10
1980s	0.2758 under-five deaths per woman	0.1872 under-five deaths per woman	0.3896 under-five deaths per woman	10
1990s	0.1455 under-five deaths per woman	0.1223 under-five deaths per woman	0.1765 under-five deaths per woman	10
2000s	0.1045 under-five deaths per woman	0.0908 under-five deaths per woman	0.1192 under-five deaths per woman	10
2010s	0.0767 under-five deaths per woman	0.0692 under-five deaths per woman	0.0876 under-five deaths per woman	10
2020s	0.059 under-five deaths per woman	0.0516 under-five deaths per woman	0.0683 under-five deaths per woman	5

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

75 Samoa 0.0535 under-five deaths per woman compare
76 Venezuela 0.0518 under-five deaths per woman compare
77 Algeria 0.0517 under-five deaths per woman compare
79 Nepal 0.0477 under-five deaths per woman compare
80 Syria 0.0474 under-five deaths per woman compare
81 Kyrgyzstan 0.0453 under-five deaths per woman compare

See the full ranking of 200 places →

More health data for Vanuatu

Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 3,380 (2025)
Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 3,060 (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 3,405 (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 3,221 (2025)
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 3,581 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 3,515 (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 3,635 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 3,858 (2025)
Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 3,229 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 3,729 (2025)

All data for Vanuatu →

Frequently asked questions

What is children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Vanuatu?: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Vanuatu was 0.0516 under-five deaths per woman in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in Vanuatu?: The highest recorded value was 1.27 under-five deaths per woman in 1952.
What is the lowest children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in Vanuatu?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0516 under-five deaths per woman in 2024.
How does Vanuatu rank for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?: Vanuatu ranks 78th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood rising or falling in Vanuatu?: Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Vanuatu data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Unit: under-five deaths per woman
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).