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Health · East Asia & Pacific · Lower-middle income
Vanuatu: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 71.7 yrs (2024), 141st of 217 in the world and 22nd of 37 in East Asia & Pacific. Life expectancy, women is 74.1 yrs (2024), 143rd of 217 in the world and 21st of 37 in East Asia & Pacific. Life expectancy, men is 69.6 yrs (2024), 133rd of 217 in the world and 20th of 37 in East Asia & Pacific.
Life expectancy
VanuatuEast Asia & PacificLower-middle incomeWorld
Life expectancy, women
VanuatuEast Asia & PacificLower-middle incomeWorld
18 indicators
Health: Vanuatu in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 71.7 yrs2024 | 141/217 | 22/37 | 68.6 yrs | 69.6 yrs | 70.4 yrs | +2.3%since 2014 | 76.7 yrs | 69.5 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 74.1 yrs2024 | 143/217 | 21/37 | 71.3 yrs | 72.5 yrs | 73.2 yrs | +1.8%since 2014 | 79.7 yrs | 71.3 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 69.6 yrs2024 | 133/217 | 20/37 | 67.0 yrs | 67.6 yrs | 68.2 yrs | +2.2%since 2014 | 73.9 yrs | 67.8 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Infant mortalityInfant mortality, per 1,000 live births | 14.42024 | 89/196 | 15/30 | 21.3 | 17.3 | 15.1 | −7.1%since 2014 | 10.7 | 33.1 | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortalityUnder-5 mortality, per 1,000 live births | 17.12024 | 87/196 | 16/30 | 26.6 | 21.1 | 18.1 | −9.0%since 2014 | 13.2 | 43.8 | 37.4 | |
| Neonatal mortalityNeonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births | 9.02024 | 91/196 | 13/30 | 14.3 | 9.5 | 9.8 | −16%since 2014 | 6.7 | 21.6 | 17.2 | |
| Maternal mortalityMaternal mortality, per 100,000 live births | 1002023 | 66/194 | 13/30 | 133 | 114 | 107 | −9.1%since 2013 | 66 | 235 | 197 | |
| Measles vaccinationMeasles immunisation, % of children 12–23 months | 61%2024 | 179/193 | 29/30 | 61% | 71% | 78% | −29.0 ppsince 2014 | 90% | 86% | 84% | |
| HIV prevalenceHIV prevalence, % of people 15–49 | 0.1%2024 | 152/153 | 18/18 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | — | 0.7% | 0.7% | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 442024 | 103/208 | 24/36 | 331 | 116 | 52 | −51%since 2014 | 144 | 208 | 131 | |
| Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP | 4.1%2023 | 153/193 | 23/29 | 3.3% | 3.5% | 4.1% | −0.3 ppsince 2013 | 6.8% | 3.7% | 10.1% | |
| Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure | 8.4%2023 | 177/193 | 19/29 | 10.4% | 8.9% | 8.4% | +1.1 ppsince 2013 | 26.0% | 47.0% | 17.3% | |
| PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people | 0.162019 | 160/180 | 24/25 | · | 0.182012 | 0.162019 | +43%since 2008 | 2.40 | 0.71 | 1.86 | |
| Hospital bedsHospital beds per 1,000 people | 1.72008 | 117/182 | 20/27 | · | 1.72008 | · | — | 4.7 | 1.5 | 3.3 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 87.1%2024 | 158/206 | 31/37 | 85.3% | 86.2% | 86.9% | +0.6 ppsince 2014 | 95.3% | 90.8% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 47.8%2024 | 171/203 | 34/37 | 54.7% | 53.0% | 49.3% | −3.7 ppsince 2014 | 94.8% | 73.9% | 82.2% | |
| Tobacco useTobacco use, % of adults | 24.9%2024 | 49/166 | 14/29 | 27.4% | 26.0% | 25.1% | −1.1 ppsince 2010 | 23.1% | 20.4% | 20.3% | |
| Road deathsRoad traffic deaths, per 100,000 people | 14.92019 | 97/186 | 12/26 | 14.1 | 13.5 | 14.92019 | +10%since 2009 | 16.5 | 17.4 | 16.7 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+2.3%71.7 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+1.8%74.1 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+2.2%69.6 yrs in 2024
- Infant mortality−7.1%14.4 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Measles vaccination−29.0 pp61% in 2024
- Out-of-pocket spending+1.1 pp8.4% in 2023
- Basic sanitation−3.7 pp47.8% in 2024
- Road deaths+10%14.9 in 2019
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Vanuatu and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Vanuatu. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Vanuatu | Australia | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 71.7 yrs2024 | 83.1 yrs2024 | 70.7 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 74.1 yrs2024 | 85.1 yrs2024 | 72.2 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 69.6 yrs2024 | 81.1 yrs2024 | 69.4 yrs2024 |
| Infant mortality | 14.42024 | 3.12024 | 16.42024 |
| Under-5 mortality | 17.12024 | 3.62024 | 20.02024 |
| Neonatal mortality | 9.02024 | 2.32024 | 8.02024 |
| Maternal mortality | 1002023 | 22023 | 1232023 |
| Measles vaccination | 61%2024 | 91%2024 | 78%2024 |
| HIV prevalence | 0.1%2024 | 0.1%2024 | 0.1%2024 |