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HEALTH PROFILE: Vanuatu

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Vanuatu VANUATU POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Vanuatu
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Vanuatu VANUATU LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    62.7
    68.3
    151
    144
    Age 5
    64.5
    70.0
    169
    158
    Age 10
    64.6
    70.1
    169
    162
    Age 15
    64.8
    70.3
    169
    163
    Age 20
    65.2
    70.5
    169
    163
    Age 25
    65.8
    70.8
    169
    165
    Age 30
    66.6
    71.2
    168
    167
    Age 35
    67.5
    71.6
    168
    167
    Age 40
    68.5
    72.2
    168
    168
    Age 45
    69.7
    73.0
    168
    172
    Age 50
    71.2
    74.0
    168
    174
    Age 55
    72.9
    75.2
    168
    175
    Age 60
    74.8
    76.7
    168
    176
    Age 65
    77.2
    78.5
    166
    176
    Age 70
    79.8
    80.5
    163
    174
    Age 75
    82.6
    83.0
    163
    173
    Age 80
    85.6
    85.9
    160
    168
    Age 85
    89.0
    89.2
    165
    170
    Vanuatu VANUATU TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    299.44
    7
    2. Stroke
    190.53
    6
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    81.66
    15
    4. Lung Disease
    78.03
    7
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    59.97
    58
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    46.26
    39
    7. Kidney Disease
    43.29
    16
    8. Hypertension
    31.50
    40
    9. Asthma
    29.89
    7
    10. Liver Disease
    27.40
    64
    11. Suicide
    20.97
    13
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.62
    90
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    17.40
    84
    14. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    16.53
    4
    15. Liver Cancer
    14.32
    16
    16. Prostate Cancer
    14.31
    108
    17. Breast Cancer
    13.78
    124
    18. Drownings
    12.56
    4
    19. Other Injuries
    12.56
    41
    20. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    12.20
    7
    21. Cervical Cancer
    11.35
    72
    22. Parkinson's Disease
    9.71
    3
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    9.24
    16
    24. Lung Cancers
    8.83
    109
    25. Falls
    7.87
    55
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Tuberculosis
    7.46
    74
    27. Malnutrition
    6.59
    44
    28. Low Birth Weight
    6.17
    75
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.91
    68
    30. Maternal Conditions
    5.24
    47
    31. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.85
    152
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    4.71
    68
    33. Skin Disease
    4.13
    20
    34. Leukemia
    4.06
    66
    35. Ovary Cancer
    3.60
    126
    36. Birth Trauma
    2.94
    84
    37. Stomach Cancer
    2.91
    160
    38. Violence
    2.69
    117
    39. Meningitis
    2.40
    58
    40. Pertussis
    2.20
    40
    41. Epilepsy
    2.01
    68
    42. Alcohol
    1.85
    65
    43. Uterin Cancer
    1.75
    125
    44. Fires
    1.74
    82
    45. Syphilis
    1.35
    28
    46. Lymphomas
    1.32
    178
    47. Bladder Cancer
    1.17
    144
    48. Poisonings
    0.79
    75
    49. Appendicitis
    0.72
    39
    50. Pancreas Cancer
    0.65
    176
    Vanuatu VANUATU TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    454
    22.70
    2. Stroke
    288
    14.40
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    127
    6.35
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    124
    6.20
    5. Lung Disease
    108
    5.40
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    80
    4.00
    7. Kidney Disease
    70
    3.50
    8. Suicide
    54
    2.70
    9. Liver Disease
    51
    2.55
    10. Congenital Anomalies
    48
    2.40
    11. Hypertension
    47
    2.35
    12. Asthma
    45
    2.25
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    45
    2.25
    14. Low Birth Weight
    43
    2.15
    15. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    35
    1.75
    16. Drownings
    35
    1.75
    17. Other Injuries
    30
    1.50
    18. Liver Cancer
    27
    1.35
    19. Birth Trauma
    20
    1.00
    20. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18
    0.90
    21. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    18
    0.90
    22. Tuberculosis
    16
    0.80
    23. Lung Cancers
    15
    0.75
    24. Maternal Conditions
    14
    0.70
    25. Falls
    13
    0.65
      Deaths %
    26. Breast Cancer
    13
    0.65
    27. Cervical Cancer
    13
    0.65
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    12
    0.60
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    11
    0.55
    30. Malnutrition
    10
    0.50
    31. Pertussis
    10
    0.50
    32. Prostate Cancer
    9
    0.45
    33. Leukemia
    9
    0.45
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    9
    0.45
    35. Meningitis
    8
    0.40
    36. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8
    0.40
    37. Syphilis
    8
    0.40
    38. Skin Disease
    7
    0.35
    39. Violence
    7
    0.35
    40. Stomach Cancer
    6
    0.30
    41. Epilepsy
    5
    0.25
    42. Fires
    4
    0.20
    43. Alcohol
    4
    0.20
    44. Ovary Cancer
    4
    0.20
    45. Tetanus
    3
    0.15
    46. Lymphomas
    3
    0.15
    47. Bladder Cancer
    2
    0.10
    48. Uterin Cancer
    2
    0.10
    49. Poisonings
    2
    0.10
    50. Pancreas Cancer
    1
    0.05
    Vanuatu VANUATU CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Liver Cancer
    14.32
    16
    2. Prostate Cancer
    14.31
    108
    3. Breast Cancer
    13.78
    124
    4. Cervical Cancer
    11.35
    72
    5. Lung Cancers
    8.83
    109
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.85
    152
    7. Leukemia
    4.06
    66
    8. Ovary Cancer
    3.60
    126
      Rate World Rank
    9. Stomach Cancer
    2.91
    160
    10. Uterin Cancer
    1.75
    125
    11. Lymphomas
    1.32
    178
    12. Bladder Cancer
    1.17
    144
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    0.65
    176
    14. Oral Cancer
    0.61
    180
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.00
    183
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.00
    183
    Vanuatu VANUATU HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    2.1
    140
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    35.3
    2.7
    56
    115
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    20.2
    30.1
    74
    46
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    N/D
    N/D
    Vanuatu VANUATU LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    45.4
    48.3
    46.8
    109
    109
    111
    1970
    51.3
    54.4
    52.8
    110
    109
    108
    1980
    57.1
    60.6
    58.8
    111
    111
    110
    1990
    62.0
    65.0
    63.5
    111
    119
    113
    2000
    67.6
    70.7
    69.0
    87
    107
    99
    2010
    69.3
    72.9
    71.0
    94
    107
    99
    2019
    62.7
    68.3
    65.3
    151
    144
    147
    Vanuatu VANUATU DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    303,009
    171
    Sex Ratio M / F
    0.99
    82
    Population 0-14
    33.7%
    49
    Population 15-64
    62.0%
    138
    Population 65 +
    4.4%
    136
    Birth Rate / 1000
    21.57
    59
    Death Rate / 1000
    3.98
    180
    Fertility Rate
    2.72
    59
    Infant Mortality
    14.69
    102
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.05
    73
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.04
    103
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    0.96
    145
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.99
    11
    Net Migration
    -1.32
    127
    Population Growth
    1.67%
    51
    Literacy Total
    87.5%
    115
    Literacy Male
    88.3%
    102
    Literacy Female
    86.7%
    96
    Unemployment
    1.7%
    173
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    65.3
    147
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    57.8
    139
    GDP per Capita USD
    $2,800
    163

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    12,019
    14
    4/1/24
    Vanuatu COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Vanuatu causes.

     
     
    Vanuatu COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Vanuatu COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.