Mauritius vs Vanuatu: Infant mortality by sex
Mauritius
1.53 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Vanuatu
1.54 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mauritius rank
93rd
Vanuatu rank
91st
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Mauritius
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 1.54 deaths per 100 live births against 1.53 deaths per 100 live births in Mauritius, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 69 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.
Mauritius ranks 93rd and Vanuatu ranks 91st of 199 countries.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.35 deaths per 100 live births | 12.4 deaths per 100 live births | 4.05 deaths per 100 live births | Vanuatu |
| 1960s | 7.05 deaths per 100 live births | 10.47 deaths per 100 live births | 3.42 deaths per 100 live births | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 5.42 deaths per 100 live births | 7.28 deaths per 100 live births | 1.86 deaths per 100 live births | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 2.9 deaths per 100 live births | 4.2 deaths per 100 live births | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 2.16 deaths per 100 live births | 2.56 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3985 deaths per 100 live births | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 1.58 deaths per 100 live births | 2.1 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5199 deaths per 100 live births | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 1.46 deaths per 100 live births | 1.67 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2122 deaths per 100 live births | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 1.54 deaths per 100 live births | 1.59 deaths per 100 live births | 0.043 deaths per 100 live births | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Mauritius or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 1.54 deaths per 100 live births against 1.53 deaths per 100 live births in Mauritius as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Mauritius and Vanuatu?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Vanuatu?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
- How do Mauritius and Vanuatu rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Mauritius ranks 93rd and Vanuatu ranks 91st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .