Saint Lucia vs Vanuatu: Child mortality by sex

Saint Lucia
1.88 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Vanuatu
1.83 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Saint Lucia rank
87th
Vanuatu rank
90th

Child mortality by sex over time

  • Saint Lucia
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 1.88 deaths per 100 live births against 1.83 deaths per 100 live births in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 73 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Saint Lucia ranks 87th and Vanuatu ranks 90th of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Saint Lucia averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saint Lucia Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1950s 16.04 deaths per 100 live births 17.28 deaths per 100 live births 1.25 deaths per 100 live births Vanuatu
1960s 11.12 deaths per 100 live births 13.79 deaths per 100 live births 2.67 deaths per 100 live births Vanuatu
1970s 5.44 deaths per 100 live births 9.37 deaths per 100 live births 3.93 deaths per 100 live births Vanuatu
1980s 2.81 deaths per 100 live births 5.34 deaths per 100 live births 2.52 deaths per 100 live births Vanuatu
1990s 2.13 deaths per 100 live births 3.22 deaths per 100 live births 1.09 deaths per 100 live births Vanuatu
2000s 2.01 deaths per 100 live births 2.59 deaths per 100 live births 0.5803 deaths per 100 live births Vanuatu
2010s 2.03 deaths per 100 live births 2.02 deaths per 100 live births 0.002 deaths per 100 live births Saint Lucia
2020s 1.92 deaths per 100 live births 1.89 deaths per 100 live births 0.0303 deaths per 100 live births Saint Lucia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality by sex, Saint Lucia or Vanuatu?
Saint Lucia, at 1.88 deaths per 100 live births against 1.83 deaths per 100 live births in Vanuatu as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Saint Lucia and Vanuatu?
0.05 deaths per 100 live births, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Vanuatu?
73 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2024.
How do Saint Lucia and Vanuatu rank globally for child mortality by sex?
Saint Lucia ranks 87th and Vanuatu ranks 90th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,985 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .