Vanuatu sits in East Asia & Pacific. A newborn there can expect about 71.8 years of life, 138th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Vanuatu, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 71.8 yrs | 138 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 12.0 /1,000 | 34 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 5.0 /1,000 | 187 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 15.6 yrs | 157 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 58.6 /1,000 | 111 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 4.5 yrs | 123 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 96.9 men/100 women | 198 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 14.4 /1,000 | 87 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 100 /100k | 64 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 36.8 % | 5 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 15.7 /100k | 22 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 14.9 /100k | 94 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 18.6 % | 59 of 143 | 2011 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 2.0 L | 132 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 4.3 % | 155 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $143 | 136 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $3,411 | 155 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Vanuatu's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 5th highest premature NCD mortality in the world (36.8 %) and the 15th highest old-age sex ratio in the world (96.9 men/100 women). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Vanuatu; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.