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