Number of infant deaths, male in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Number of infant deaths, male was 72 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, male in Vanuatu, 1960–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 72 for number of infant deaths, male in 2024.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male in Vanuatu peaked at 169 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 70, in 1998.
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 65 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, male in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 169 | — |
| 1961 | 169 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 169 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 169 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 169 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 167 | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 165 | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 165 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 164 | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 161 | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 158 | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 156 | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 154 | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 152 | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 150 | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 147 | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 146 | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 142 | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 139 | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 136 | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 132 | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 128 | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 123 | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 118 | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 113 | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 108 | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 102 | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 98 | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 94 | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 90 | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 87 | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 84 | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 82 | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 81 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 78 | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 76 | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 74 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 71 | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 70 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 70 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 70 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 70 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 70 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 70 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 71 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 70 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 71 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 72 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 73 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 72 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 73 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 74 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 74 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 74 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 74 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 74 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 75 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 74 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 73 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 72 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 166.7 | 161 | 169 | 10 |
| 1970s | 148 | 136 | 158 | 10 |
| 1980s | 110.6 | 90 | 132 | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.3 | 70 | 87 | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.8 | 70 | 73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.9 | 72 | 74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.6 | 72 | 75 | 5 |
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More education data for Vanuatu
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,892 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, male in Vanuatu?
- Number of infant deaths, male in Vanuatu was 72 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, male recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 169 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 70 in 1998.
- How does Vanuatu rank for number of infant deaths, male?
- Vanuatu ranks 156th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, male rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of infant deaths, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age.