Moldova vs Vanuatu: Mortality rate, under-5
Moldova
16.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Vanuatu
17.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Moldova rank
90th
Vanuatu rank
87th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Moldova
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 17.1 per 1,000 live births against 16.5 per 1,000 live births in Moldova, a difference of 0.6 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Moldova ranks 90th and Vanuatu ranks 87th of 196 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 | 57.13 per 1,000 live births | 87.8 per 1,000 live births | 30.67 per 1,000 live births | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 41.5 per 1,000 live births | 50.55 per 1,000 live births | 9.05 per 1,000 live births | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 36.13 per 1,000 live births | 30.32 per 1,000 live births | 5.81 per 1,000 live births | Moldova |
| 2000s | 22.28 per 1,000 live births | 24.54 per 1,000 live births | 2.26 per 1,000 live births | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 15.87 per 1,000 live births | 19.07 per 1,000 live births | 3.2 per 1,000 live births | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 16.02 per 1,000 live births | 17.7 per 1,000 live births | 1.68 per 1,000 live births | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Moldova or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 17.1 per 1,000 live births against 16.5 per 1,000 live births in Moldova as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Moldova and Vanuatu?
- 0.6 per 1,000 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 mortality rate, under-5?
- Moldova ranks 90th and Vanuatu ranks 87th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.