Jamaica vs Viet Nam: Child mortality by sex
Jamaica
1.99 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Viet Nam
2.03 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Jamaica rank
81st
Viet Nam rank
79th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Jamaica
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 2.03 deaths per 100 live births against 1.99 deaths per 100 live births in Jamaica, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 81st and Viet Nam ranks 79th of 199 countries.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.94 deaths per 100 live births | 11.95 deaths per 100 live births | 5.01 deaths per 100 live births | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 5.14 deaths per 100 live births | 10.42 deaths per 100 live births | 5.28 deaths per 100 live births | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 3.65 deaths per 100 live births | 7.15 deaths per 100 live births | 3.5 deaths per 100 live births | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 2.76 deaths per 100 live births | 4.75 deaths per 100 live births | 1.99 deaths per 100 live births | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 2.17 deaths per 100 live births | 3.07 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8987 deaths per 100 live births | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 2.1 deaths per 100 live births | 2.55 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4538 deaths per 100 live births | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 2.05 deaths per 100 live births | 2.16 deaths per 100 live births | 0.108 deaths per 100 live births | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Jamaica or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 2.03 deaths per 100 live births against 1.99 deaths per 100 live births in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Jamaica and Viet Nam?
- 0.04 deaths per 100 live births, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Viet Nam?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Viet Nam rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Jamaica ranks 81st and Viet Nam ranks 79th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .