Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Aruba or French Polynesia?

French Polynesia, at 20 deaths against 14 deaths in Aruba as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Aruba and French Polynesia?

6 deaths, with French Polynesia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and French Polynesia?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Aruba vs French Polynesia: Number of children who die before age 5

Aruba

14 deaths

in 2023

French Polynesia

20 deaths

in 2023

Aruba rank

198th

French Polynesia rank

195th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Aruba
French Polynesia

How they compare

French Polynesia currently reports 20 deaths against 14 deaths in Aruba, a difference of 6 deaths.

That makes French Polynesia's figure about 1.4 times Aruba's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, French Polynesia has been ahead every year.

Aruba ranks 198th and French Polynesia ranks 195th of 236 countries.

French Polynesia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Aruba	French Polynesia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	150.3 deaths	377.4 deaths	227.1 deaths	French Polynesia
1960s	82.8 deaths	346 deaths	263.2 deaths	French Polynesia
1970s	43.6 deaths	299.8 deaths	256.2 deaths	French Polynesia
1980s	30.2 deaths	170.4 deaths	140.2 deaths	French Polynesia
1990s	27.4 deaths	84.1 deaths	56.7 deaths	French Polynesia
2000s	25 deaths	46.8 deaths	21.8 deaths	French Polynesia
2010s	20.9 deaths	31.4 deaths	10.5 deaths	French Polynesia
2020s	16.25 deaths	21 deaths	4.75 deaths	French Polynesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Aruba or French Polynesia?: French Polynesia, at 20 deaths against 14 deaths in Aruba as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Aruba and French Polynesia?: 6 deaths, with French Polynesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and French Polynesia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Aruba and French Polynesia rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Aruba ranks 198th and French Polynesia ranks 195th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.