Maternal mortality ratio in Vanuatu
The maternal mortality ratio in Vanuatu was 100 per 100,000 live births in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1985.
Vanuatu, 2023
100
Change from 2022
−5per 100,000 live births
World, 2023
197 per 100,000 live births
Position in 2023
66th of 194
Maternal mortality ratio in Vanuatu over time
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Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Vanuatu | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 100 per 100,000 live births | 197 per 100,000 live births |
| 2022 | 105 per 100,000 live births | 203 per 100,000 live births |
| 2021 | 124 per 100,000 live births | 242 per 100,000 live births |
| 2020 | 107 per 100,000 live births | 211 per 100,000 live births |
| 2019 | 105 per 100,000 live births | 207 per 100,000 live births |
| 2018 | 108 per 100,000 live births | 211 per 100,000 live births |
| 2017 | 107 per 100,000 live births | 215 per 100,000 live births |
| 2016 | 107 per 100,000 live births | 220 per 100,000 live births |
| 2015 | 109 per 100,000 live births | 228 per 100,000 live births |
| 2014 | 110 per 100,000 live births | 231 per 100,000 live births |
| 2013 | 110 per 100,000 live births | 235 per 100,000 live births |
| 2012 | 109 per 100,000 live births | 239 per 100,000 live births |
| 2011 | 112 per 100,000 live births | 247 per 100,000 live births |
| 2010 | 114 per 100,000 live births | 253 per 100,000 live births |
| 2009 | 114 per 100,000 live births | 258 per 100,000 live births |
| 2008 | 117 per 100,000 live births | 264 per 100,000 live births |
| 2007 | 120 per 100,000 live births | 269 per 100,000 live births |
| 2006 | 123 per 100,000 live births | 276 per 100,000 live births |
| 2005 | 127 per 100,000 live births | 283 per 100,000 live births |
| 2004 | 131 per 100,000 live births | 291 per 100,000 live births |
| 2003 | 131 per 100,000 live births | 301 per 100,000 live births |
| 2002 | 128 per 100,000 live births | 311 per 100,000 live births |
| 2001 | 132 per 100,000 live births | 321 per 100,000 live births |
| 2000 | 133 per 100,000 live births | 328 per 100,000 live births |
| 1999 | 146 per 100,000 live births | 340 per 100,000 live births |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −5 from 105 per 100,000 live births in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 110 per 100,000 live births, the figure has changed by −10.
- Among the 194 countries with data for 2023, Vanuatu has the 66th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 197 per 100,000 live births.
More for Vanuatu
All statistics for Vanuatu
Under-five mortality rate
17.1 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
71.5 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
14.4 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
59.1 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
52
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
2.24 litres
2024 · WHO