Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 17 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Vanuatu, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Vanuatu is 17, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Vanuatu peaked at 24 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 15, in 2004.
That places Vanuatu 156th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17 | — |
| 1991 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 24 | +41.2% |
| 2000 | 17 | -29.2% |
| 2001 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 16 | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17 | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 17 | +0.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 17 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 842, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 17 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 112, 15% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.7 | 17 | 24 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.6 | 15 | 17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.4 | 15 | 17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17 | 17 | 17 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More education data for Vanuatu
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.95 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.47 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,186 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,492 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,030 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,738 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 61,360 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 56,048 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Vanuatu?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Vanuatu was 17 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 24 in 1999.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 in 2004.
- How does Vanuatu rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Vanuatu ranks 156th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. 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 deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years