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
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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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Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.