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
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
The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.