Saint Lucia vs Vanuatu: Child mortality rate
Saint Lucia
1.72 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Vanuatu
1.71 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Saint Lucia rank
86th
Vanuatu rank
88th
Child mortality rate over time
- Saint Lucia
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 1.72 deaths per 100 live births against 1.71 deaths per 100 live births in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Saint Lucia ranks 86th and Vanuatu ranks 88th of 200 countries.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Lucia | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.42 deaths per 100 live births | 16.79 deaths per 100 live births | 1.37 deaths per 100 live births | Vanuatu |
| 1960s | 10.6 deaths per 100 live births | 13.34 deaths per 100 live births | 2.75 deaths per 100 live births | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 5.03 deaths per 100 live births | 8.98 deaths per 100 live births | 3.95 deaths per 100 live births | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 2.56 deaths per 100 live births | 5.05 deaths per 100 live births | 2.49 deaths per 100 live births | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 1.94 deaths per 100 live births | 3.03 deaths per 100 live births | 1.09 deaths per 100 live births | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 1.85 deaths per 100 live births | 2.45 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6 deaths per 100 live births | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 1.86 deaths per 100 live births | 1.91 deaths per 100 live births | 0.043 deaths per 100 live births | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 1.77 deaths per 100 live births | 1.77 deaths per 100 live births | 0.002 deaths per 100 live births | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Saint Lucia or Vanuatu?
- Saint Lucia, at 1.72 deaths per 100 live births against 1.71 deaths per 100 live births in Vanuatu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Saint Lucia and Vanuatu?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Vanuatu?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2024.
- How do Saint Lucia and Vanuatu rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Saint Lucia ranks 86th 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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About this data
The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.