Mortality rate, neonatal in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Mortality rate, neonatal was 9 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, neonatal in Vanuatu, 1989–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate, neonatal in Vanuatu stood at 9 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Vanuatu peaked at 20.3 per 1,000 live births in 1989 and was at its lowest, 9 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Vanuatu ranks 89th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.3 per 1,000 live births | 20.3 per 1,000 live births | 20.3 per 1,000 live births | 1 |
| 1990s | 17.2 per 1,000 live births | 15.2 per 1,000 live births | 19.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.48 per 1,000 live births | 9.7 per 1,000 live births | 14.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.34 per 1,000 live births | 9.5 per 1,000 live births | 11 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4 per 1,000 live births | 9 per 1,000 live births | 9.8 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in Vanuatu?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in Vanuatu was 9 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3 per 1,000 live births in 1989.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Vanuatu rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Vanuatu ranks 89th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.