Samoa vs Vanuatu: Number of child deaths per woman
Samoa
0.0535 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Vanuatu
0.0516 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Samoa rank
75th
Vanuatu rank
78th
Number of child deaths per woman over time
- Samoa
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.0535 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0516 under-five deaths per woman in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.0019 under-five deaths per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Samoa ranks 75th and Vanuatu ranks 78th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.9745 under-five deaths per woman | 1.18 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2082 under-five deaths per woman | Vanuatu |
| 1960s | 0.7047 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8922 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1875 under-five deaths per woman | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 0.3964 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5525 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1561 under-five deaths per woman | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 0.1988 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2758 under-five deaths per woman | 0.077 under-five deaths per woman | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 0.1226 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1455 under-five deaths per woman | 0.023 under-five deaths per woman | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 0.0892 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1045 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0153 under-five deaths per woman | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 0.0813 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0767 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0046 under-five deaths per woman | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.0596 under-five deaths per woman | 0.059 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0006 under-five deaths per woman | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Samoa or Vanuatu?
- Samoa, at 0.0535 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0516 under-five deaths per woman in Vanuatu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Samoa and Vanuatu?
- 0.0019 under-five deaths per woman, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Vanuatu?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Vanuatu rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
- Samoa ranks 75th and Vanuatu ranks 78th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β 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
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).