Croatia vs Vanuatu: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region

Croatia
126 deaths
in 2023
Vanuatu
159 deaths
in 2023
Croatia rank
157th
Vanuatu rank
154th

Number of children who die before age 5, by world region over time

  • Croatia
  • Vanuatu
05.0k10.0k15.0k195019862023

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 159 deaths against 126 deaths in Croatia, a difference of 33 deaths.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.3 times Croatia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Croatia ahead.

Croatia ranks 157th and Vanuatu ranks 154th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 7 and Vanuatu in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1950s 10,011 deaths 417.4 deaths 9,594 deaths Croatia
1960s 4,093 deaths 402.5 deaths 3,691 deaths Croatia
1970s 1,914 deaths 342.9 deaths 1,571 deaths Croatia
1980s 1,197 deaths 260 deaths 936.9 deaths Croatia
1990s 560.2 deaths 191.4 deaths 368.8 deaths Croatia
2000s 298.7 deaths 176.8 deaths 121.9 deaths Croatia
2010s 192.8 deaths 181.5 deaths 11.3 deaths Croatia
2020s 152.25 deaths 164.5 deaths 12.25 deaths Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, by world region, Croatia or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 159 deaths against 126 deaths in Croatia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between Croatia and Vanuatu?
33 deaths, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Vanuatu?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Croatia and Vanuatu rank globally for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
Croatia ranks 157th and Vanuatu ranks 154th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
Unit
deaths
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.