Suicide mortality rate in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Suicide mortality rate was 15.73 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate in Vanuatu, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 population.
Analysis
In 2021, suicide mortality rate in Vanuatu stood at 15.73 per 100,000 population.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Vanuatu peaked at 17.44 per 100,000 population in 2006 and was at its lowest, 15.34 per 100,000 population, in 2020.
That places Vanuatu 22nd out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.2 per 100,000 population | 16.91 per 100,000 population | 17.44 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.57 per 100,000 population | 16.15 per 100,000 population | 17.23 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.54 per 100,000 population | 15.34 per 100,000 population | 15.73 per 100,000 population | 2 |
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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 suicide mortality rate in Vanuatu?
- Suicide mortality rate in Vanuatu was 15.73 per 100,000 population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 17.44 per 100,000 population in 2006.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.34 per 100,000 population in 2020.
- How does Vanuatu rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Vanuatu ranks 22nd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).