Paraguay vs Vanuatu: Infant mortality rate

Paraguay
1.45 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Vanuatu
1.44 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Paraguay rank
89th
Vanuatu rank
90th

Infant mortality rate over time

  • Paraguay
  • Vanuatu
2.557.51012.5195219882024

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 1.45 deaths per 100 live births against 1.44 deaths per 100 live births in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Paraguay ranks 89th and Vanuatu ranks 90th of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 5 and Vanuatu in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Paraguay Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1950s 6.47 deaths per 100 live births 11.83 deaths per 100 live births 5.36 deaths per 100 live births Vanuatu
1960s 6.23 deaths per 100 live births 9.97 deaths per 100 live births 3.74 deaths per 100 live births Vanuatu
1970s 5.84 deaths per 100 live births 6.88 deaths per 100 live births 1.04 deaths per 100 live births Vanuatu
1980s 4.59 deaths per 100 live births 3.95 deaths per 100 live births 0.6397 deaths per 100 live births Paraguay
1990s 3.31 deaths per 100 live births 2.4 deaths per 100 live births 0.9056 deaths per 100 live births Paraguay
2000s 2.6 deaths per 100 live births 1.99 deaths per 100 live births 0.614 deaths per 100 live births Paraguay
2010s 1.97 deaths per 100 live births 1.58 deaths per 100 live births 0.3932 deaths per 100 live births Paraguay
2020s 1.55 deaths per 100 live births 1.48 deaths per 100 live births 0.0675 deaths per 100 live births Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate, Paraguay or Vanuatu?
Paraguay, at 1.45 deaths per 100 live births against 1.44 deaths per 100 live births in Vanuatu as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Paraguay and Vanuatu?
0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Vanuatu?
69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
How do Paraguay and Vanuatu rank globally for infant mortality rate?
Paraguay ranks 89th and Vanuatu ranks 90th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Infant mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .