Mauritius vs Moldova: Number of child deaths per woman

Mauritius
0.0221 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Moldova
0.0207 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Mauritius rank
117th
Moldova rank
120th

Number of child deaths per woman over time

  • Mauritius
  • Moldova
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How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 0.0221 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0207 under-five deaths per woman in Moldova, a difference of 0.0014 under-five deaths per woman.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Mauritius ahead.

Mauritius ranks 117th and Moldova ranks 120th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 1 and Moldova in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius Moldova Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2118 under-five deaths per woman 0.1429 under-five deaths per woman 0.0689 under-five deaths per woman Mauritius
1980s 0.0724 under-five deaths per woman 0.1064 under-five deaths per woman 0.034 under-five deaths per woman Moldova
1990s 0.0474 under-five deaths per woman 0.0702 under-five deaths per woman 0.0228 under-five deaths per woman Moldova
2000s 0.0296 under-five deaths per woman 0.0341 under-five deaths per woman 0.0045 under-five deaths per woman Moldova
2010s 0.0217 under-five deaths per woman 0.028 under-five deaths per woman 0.0063 under-five deaths per woman Moldova
2020s 0.0222 under-five deaths per woman 0.0234 under-five deaths per woman 0.0012 under-five deaths per woman Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Mauritius or Moldova?
Mauritius, at 0.0221 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0207 under-five deaths per woman in Moldova as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Mauritius and Moldova?
0.0014 under-five deaths per woman, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Moldova?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Mauritius and Moldova rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
Mauritius ranks 117th and Moldova ranks 120th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of child deaths per woman
Unit
under-five deaths per woman
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).