Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Mauritius or Vanuatu?

Mauritius, at 169 deaths against 159 deaths in Vanuatu as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Mauritius and Vanuatu?

10 deaths, with Mauritius ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Vanuatu?

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.

Mauritius vs Vanuatu: Number of children who die before age 5

Mauritius

169 deaths

in 2023

Vanuatu

159 deaths

in 2023

Mauritius rank

152nd

Vanuatu rank

154th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Mauritius
Vanuatu

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 169 deaths against 159 deaths in Vanuatu, a difference of 10 deaths.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.

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

Mauritius ranks 152nd and Vanuatu ranks 154th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritius	Vanuatu	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2,915 deaths	417.4 deaths	2,498 deaths	Mauritius
1960s	2,285 deaths	402.5 deaths	1,882 deaths	Mauritius
1970s	1,380 deaths	342.9 deaths	1,037 deaths	Mauritius
1980s	637.9 deaths	260 deaths	377.9 deaths	Mauritius
1990s	465.3 deaths	191.4 deaths	273.9 deaths	Mauritius
2000s	293.8 deaths	176.8 deaths	117 deaths	Mauritius
2010s	203 deaths	181.5 deaths	21.5 deaths	Mauritius
2020s	187.5 deaths	164.5 deaths	23 deaths	Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Mauritius or Vanuatu?: Mauritius, at 169 deaths against 159 deaths in Vanuatu as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Mauritius and Vanuatu?: 10 deaths, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Vanuatu?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mauritius and Vanuatu rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Mauritius ranks 152nd and Vanuatu ranks 154th 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.