Under-five mortality rate — all countries

Under-five mortality rate — Vietnam

Under-five mortality rate in Vietnam in 2024 — 17.3 per 1,000. Ranked 113 in the world out of 196. Since 1964, the indicator has fallen by 82.6%.

2024 17.3 per 1,000 −2.81% vs 2023
World rank 113of 196
Period maximum 122.4 per 1,0001972
Period minimum 17.3 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1964–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — Vietnam, 1964–2024050100150196419701976198219881994200020062012201820241964: 99.4 per 1,0001966: 103.3 per 1,0001968: 120.1 per 1,0001970: 110.4 per 1,0001972: 122.4 per 1,0001974: 109.9 per 1,0001976: 76.9 per 1,0001978: 73.4 per 1,0001980: 69.9 per 1,0001982: 66.7 per 1,0001984: 63.8 per 1,0001986: 60.4 per 1,0001988: 56.3 per 1,0001990: 51.6 per 1,0001992: 46.6 per 1,0001994: 41.7 per 1,0001996: 37.2 per 1,0001998: 33.4 per 1,0002000: 30.3 per 1,0002002: 27.9 per 1,0002004: 26.1 per 1,0002006: 24.8 per 1,0002008: 23.8 per 1,0002010: 23.1 per 1,0002012: 22.5 per 1,0002014: 22 per 1,0002016: 21.3 per 1,0002018: 20.5 per 1,0002020: 19.5 per 1,0002022: 18.4 per 1,0002024: 17.3 per 1,000
Change over the period: −82.1 (−82.6%) Average annual rate: -2.87 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Vietnam

Vietnam 17.3 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
East Asia & Pacific 13.2 per 1,000
South-Eastern Asia computed 19.3 per 1,000
Lower-middle-income countries computed 36.3 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — Vietnam, by year Vietnam All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 17.3 −0.5 −2.81%
2023 17.8 −0.6 −3.26%
2022 18.4 −0.5 −2.65%
2021 18.9 −0.6 −3.08%
2020 19.5 −0.5 −2.5%
2019 20 −0.5 −2.44%
2018 20.5 −0.4 −1.91%
2017 20.9 −0.4 −1.88%
2016 21.3 −0.3 −1.39%
2015 21.6 −0.4 −1.82%
2014 22 −0.3 −1.35%
2013 22.3 −0.2 −0.89%
2012 22.5 −0.3 −1.32%
2011 22.8 −0.3 −1.3%
2010 23.1 −0.3 −1.28%
2009 23.4 −0.4 −1.68%
2008 23.8 −0.5 −2.06%
2007 24.3 −0.5 −2.02%
2006 24.8 −0.6 −2.36%
2005 25.4 −0.7 −2.68%
2004 26.1 −0.8 −2.97%
2003 26.9 −1 −3.58%
2002 27.9 −1.1 −3.79%
2001 29 −1.3 −4.29%
2000 30.3 −1.5 −4.72%
1999 31.8 −1.6 −4.79%
1998 33.4 −1.8 −5.11%
1997 35.2 −2 −5.38%
1996 37.2 −2.2 −5.58%
1995 39.4 −2.3 −5.52%
1994 41.7 −2.4 −5.44%
1993 44.1 −2.5 −5.36%
1992 46.6 −2.5 −5.09%
1991 49.1 −2.5 −4.84%
1990 51.6 −2.4 −4.44%
1989 54 −2.3 −4.09%
1988 56.3 −2.2 −3.76%
1987 58.5 −1.9 −3.15%
1986 60.4 −1.8 −2.89%
1985 62.2 −1.6 −2.51%
1984 63.8 −1.4 −2.15%
1983 65.2 −1.5 −2.25%
1982 66.7 −1.5 −2.2%
1981 68.2 −1.7 −2.43%
1980 69.9 −1.7 −2.37%
1979 71.6 −1.8 −2.45%
1978 73.4 −1.8 −2.39%
1977 75.2 −1.7 −2.21%
1976 76.9 −1.6 −2.04%
1975 78.5 −31.4 −28.57%
1974 109.9 +3.3 +3.1%
1973 106.6 −15.8 −12.91%
1972 122.4 +14.8 +13.75%
1971 107.6 −2.8 −2.54%
1970 110.4 −0.9 −0.81%
1969 111.3 −8.8 −7.33%
1968 120.1 +16.2 +15.59%
1967 103.9 +0.6 +0.58%
1966 103.3 +0.4 +0.39%
1965 102.9 +3.5 +3.52%
1964 99.4

About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.