Moldova vs Vanuatu: Child mortality

Moldova
1.65 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Vanuatu
1.71 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Moldova rank
91st
Vanuatu rank
88th

Child mortality over time

  • Moldova
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 1.71 deaths per 100 live births against 1.65 deaths per 100 live births in Moldova, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Moldova ranks 91st and Vanuatu ranks 88th of 203 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 12 and Vanuatu in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Moldova Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1800s 39.35 deaths per 100 live births 41.57 deaths per 100 live births 2.22 deaths per 100 live births Vanuatu
1810s 38.63 deaths per 100 live births 39.3 deaths per 100 live births 0.6735 deaths per 100 live births Vanuatu
1820s 37.92 deaths per 100 live births 37.16 deaths per 100 live births 0.7597 deaths per 100 live births Moldova
1830s 37.22 deaths per 100 live births 35.13 deaths per 100 live births 2.09 deaths per 100 live births Moldova
1840s 36.53 deaths per 100 live births 33.21 deaths per 100 live births 3.32 deaths per 100 live births Moldova
1850s 35.86 deaths per 100 live births 31.4 deaths per 100 live births 4.46 deaths per 100 live births Moldova
1860s 35.2 deaths per 100 live births 29.69 deaths per 100 live births 5.51 deaths per 100 live births Moldova
1870s 34.55 deaths per 100 live births 28.07 deaths per 100 live births 6.48 deaths per 100 live births Moldova
1880s 33.92 deaths per 100 live births 26.54 deaths per 100 live births 7.38 deaths per 100 live births Moldova
1890s 33.29 deaths per 100 live births 25.09 deaths per 100 live births 8.2 deaths per 100 live births Moldova
1900s 31.07 deaths per 100 live births 23.72 deaths per 100 live births 7.35 deaths per 100 live births Moldova
1910s 27.22 deaths per 100 live births 22.43 deaths per 100 live births 4.79 deaths per 100 live births Moldova
1920s 23.84 deaths per 100 live births 21.2 deaths per 100 live births 2.64 deaths per 100 live births Moldova
1930s 19.82 deaths per 100 live births 20.11 deaths per 100 live births 0.2926 deaths per 100 live births Vanuatu
1940s 15.38 deaths per 100 live births 19.14 deaths per 100 live births 3.76 deaths per 100 live births Vanuatu
1950s 11.51 deaths per 100 live births 17.14 deaths per 100 live births 5.64 deaths per 100 live births Vanuatu
1960s 7.75 deaths per 100 live births 13.34 deaths per 100 live births 5.6 deaths per 100 live births Vanuatu
1970s 5.8 deaths per 100 live births 8.98 deaths per 100 live births 3.18 deaths per 100 live births Vanuatu
1980s 4.15 deaths per 100 live births 5.06 deaths per 100 live births 0.9048 deaths per 100 live births Vanuatu
1990s 3.61 deaths per 100 live births 3.03 deaths per 100 live births 0.5808 deaths per 100 live births Moldova
2000s 2.23 deaths per 100 live births 2.45 deaths per 100 live births 0.2262 deaths per 100 live births Vanuatu
2010s 1.59 deaths per 100 live births 1.91 deaths per 100 live births 0.3228 deaths per 100 live births Vanuatu
2020s 1.6 deaths per 100 live births 1.77 deaths per 100 live births 0.1672 deaths per 100 live births Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality, Moldova or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 1.71 deaths per 100 live births against 1.65 deaths per 100 live births in Moldova as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality between Moldova and Vanuatu?
0.06 deaths per 100 live births, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Vanuatu?
225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
How do Moldova and Vanuatu rank globally for child mortality?
Moldova ranks 91st and Vanuatu ranks 88th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Child mortality
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

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