Number of maternal deaths in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Number of maternal deaths was 9 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Number of maternal deaths in Vanuatu, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of maternal deaths in Vanuatu is 9, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Vanuatu peaked at 11 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 8, in 1991.
Vanuatu ranks 119th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.4 | 9 | 11 | 5 |
| 1990s | 8.2 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.2 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.4 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.75 | 9 | 11 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More health data for Vanuatu
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 3,515 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 3,221 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 3,581 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 3,380 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 3,729 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 3,635 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 3,751 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 3,977 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 3,405 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 3,858 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths in Vanuatu?
- Number of maternal deaths in Vanuatu was 9 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 11 in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 1991.
- How does Vanuatu rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Vanuatu ranks 119th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A maternal death refers to the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.