Number of infant deaths in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Number of infant deaths was 130 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths in Vanuatu, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths in Vanuatu is 130, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Vanuatu peaked at 313 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 127, in 1999.
That places Vanuatu 154th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 307.6 | 296 | 313 | 10 |
| 1970s | 271.3 | 248 | 291 | 10 |
| 1980s | 200.7 | 163 | 240 | 10 |
| 1990s | 140.5 | 127 | 158 | 10 |
| 2000s | 129.7 | 127 | 134 | 10 |
| 2010s | 133.3 | 132 | 135 | 10 |
| 2020s | 133.2 | 130 | 135 | 5 |
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More health data for Vanuatu
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 4,117 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 3,865 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 3,969 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 4,288 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 4,050 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 4,364 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 4,472 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 4,503 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 4,204 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 4,095 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Vanuatu?
- Number of infant deaths in Vanuatu was 130 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 313 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 127 in 1999.
- How does Vanuatu rank for number of infant deaths?
- Vanuatu ranks 154th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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 Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.