Number of under-five deaths, female in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Number of under-five deaths, female was 69 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, female 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 69 for number of under-five deaths, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Vanuatu peaked at 196 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 69, in 2024.
That places Vanuatu 157th 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 under-five deaths, female in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 196 | — |
| 1961 | 195 | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 195 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 193 | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 191 | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 189 | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 187 | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 185 | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 182 | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 179 | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 176 | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 172 | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 169 | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 167 | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 163 | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 160 | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 157 | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 153 | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 149 | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 145 | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 140 | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 134 | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 129 | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 123 | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 117 | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 111 | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 106 | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 101 | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 97 | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 93 | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 90 | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 87 | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 85 | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 83 | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 80 | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 78 | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 76 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 74 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 73 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 72 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 71 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 72 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 73 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 72 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 73 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 72 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 71 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 70 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 69 | -1.4% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 69 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,313, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 69 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 339.5, 20% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 189.2 | 179 | 196 | 10 |
| 1970s | 161.1 | 145 | 176 | 10 |
| 1980s | 115.1 | 93 | 140 | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.8 | 72 | 90 | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.9 | 71 | 73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.4 | 72 | 73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.8 | 69 | 72 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
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 in Vanuatu?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Vanuatu was 69 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 under-five deaths, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 196 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 69 in 2024.
- How does Vanuatu rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Vanuatu ranks 157th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.