Moldova vs Vatican: Child mortality

Moldova
1.65 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Vatican
1.64 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Moldova rank
91st
Vatican rank
92nd

Child mortality over time

  • Moldova
  • Vatican
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How they compare

Moldova currently reports 1.65 deaths per 100 live births against 1.64 deaths per 100 live births in Vatican, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Vatican ahead.

Moldova ranks 91st and Vatican ranks 92nd of 203 countries.

Vatican has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Moldova Vatican Difference Ahead
1950s 11.51 deaths per 100 live births 16.04 deaths per 100 live births 4.53 deaths per 100 live births Vatican
1960s 7.75 deaths per 100 live births 12.25 deaths per 100 live births 4.5 deaths per 100 live births Vatican
1970s 5.8 deaths per 100 live births 9.36 deaths per 100 live births 3.57 deaths per 100 live births Vatican
1980s 4.15 deaths per 100 live births 6.82 deaths per 100 live births 2.67 deaths per 100 live births Vatican
1990s 3.61 deaths per 100 live births 4.68 deaths per 100 live births 1.07 deaths per 100 live births Vatican
2000s 2.23 deaths per 100 live births 3.04 deaths per 100 live births 0.8098 deaths per 100 live births Vatican
2010s 1.59 deaths per 100 live births 2.12 deaths per 100 live births 0.5338 deaths per 100 live births Vatican
2020s 1.6 deaths per 100 live births 1.72 deaths per 100 live births 0.1175 deaths per 100 live births Vatican

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality, Moldova or Vatican?
Moldova, at 1.65 deaths per 100 live births against 1.64 deaths per 100 live births in Vatican as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality between Moldova and Vatican?
0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Vatican?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Moldova and Vatican rank globally for child mortality?
Moldova ranks 91st and Vatican ranks 92nd 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

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