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