What is the difference in child mortality rate 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?

54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.

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 rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Moldova vs Vanuatu: Child mortality rate

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 rate 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 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Moldova ranks 91st and Vanuatu ranks 88th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Moldova	Vanuatu	Difference	Ahead
1970s	5.71 deaths per 100 live births	8.78 deaths per 100 live births	3.07 deaths per 100 live births	Vanuatu
1980s	4.15 deaths per 100 live births	5.05 deaths per 100 live births	0.905 deaths per 100 live births	Vanuatu
1990s	3.61 deaths per 100 live births	3.03 deaths per 100 live births	0.581 deaths per 100 live births	Moldova
2000s	2.23 deaths per 100 live births	2.45 deaths per 100 live births	0.226 deaths per 100 live births	Vanuatu
2010s	1.59 deaths per 100 live births	1.91 deaths per 100 live births	0.32 deaths per 100 live births	Vanuatu
2020s	1.6 deaths per 100 live births	1.77 deaths per 100 live births	0.168 deaths per 100 live births	Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate, 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 rate 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?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Moldova and Vanuatu rank globally for child mortality rate?: Moldova ranks 91st and Vanuatu ranks 88th of 200 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 rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Child mortality rate
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: 200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.