Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.0057 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0057 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
115th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.016 units per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0057 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Vanuatu, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Vanuatu stood at 0.0057 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Vanuatu peaked at 0.016 units per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0057 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
Vanuatu ranks 115th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.016 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.016 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0158 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0157 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0155 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0153 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0152 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0149 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0147 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0144 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0141 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0139 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0137 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0134 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0131 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0129 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0126 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0122 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0119 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0115 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.011 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0106 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0101 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0096 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0091 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0083 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.008 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.007 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0064 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0062 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.0057 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0351 units per square kilometre, 16% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.0057 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0125 units per square kilometre, 46% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0155 units per square kilometre | 0.0147 units per square kilometre | 0.016 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0132 units per square kilometre | 0.0119 units per square kilometre | 0.0144 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0094 units per square kilometre | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | 0.0115 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | 0.006 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | 0.006 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 112 Belgium 0.0058 units per square kilometre compare
- 113 Turkmenistan 0.0058 units per square kilometre compare
- 114 Kyrgyzstan 0.0058 units per square kilometre compare
- 116 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0057 units per square kilometre compare
- 117 Armenia 0.0053 units per square kilometre compare
- 118 Brunei Darussalam 0.0053 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Vanuatu
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.171 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Vanuatu?
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Vanuatu was 0.0057 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.016 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0057 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Vanuatu rank for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Vanuatu ranks 115th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of under-five deaths, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths, female Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.