Lebanon vs Vanuatu: Infant mortality rate by sex
Lebanon
1.38 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Vanuatu
1.34 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Lebanon rank
83rd
Vanuatu rank
85th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Lebanon
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 1.38 deaths per 100 live births against 1.34 deaths per 100 live births in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Lebanon ranks 83rd and Vanuatu ranks 85th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.65 deaths per 100 live births | 11.24 deaths per 100 live births | 4.58 deaths per 100 live births | Vanuatu |
| 1960s | 5.42 deaths per 100 live births | 9.45 deaths per 100 live births | 4.03 deaths per 100 live births | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 5.63 deaths per 100 live births | 6.46 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8304 deaths per 100 live births | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 4.3 deaths per 100 live births | 3.67 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6337 deaths per 100 live births | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 2.15 deaths per 100 live births | 2.24 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0878 deaths per 100 live births | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | 1.87 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5649 deaths per 100 live births | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 1.05 deaths per 100 live births | 1.48 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4225 deaths per 100 live births | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 1.29 deaths per 100 live births | 1.38 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0906 deaths per 100 live births | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Lebanon or Vanuatu?
- Lebanon, at 1.38 deaths per 100 live births against 1.34 deaths per 100 live births in Vanuatu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Lebanon and Vanuatu?
- 0.04 deaths per 100 live births, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Vanuatu?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
- How do Lebanon and Vanuatu rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Lebanon ranks 83rd and Vanuatu ranks 85th 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 rate 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 female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .