Syrian Arab Republic vs Viet Nam: Child mortality by sex

Syrian Arab Republic
2.02 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Viet Nam
2.03 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Syrian Arab Republic rank
80th
Viet Nam rank
79th

Child mortality by sex over time

  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • Viet Nam
0510152025195519892024

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 2.03 deaths per 100 live births against 2.02 deaths per 100 live births in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

Syrian Arab Republic ranks 80th and Viet Nam ranks 79th of 199 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Syrian Arab Republic averaged higher in 3 and Viet Nam in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Syrian Arab Republic Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1960s 12.59 deaths per 100 live births 11.95 deaths per 100 live births 0.6494 deaths per 100 live births Syrian Arab Republic
1970s 8.41 deaths per 100 live births 10.42 deaths per 100 live births 2.01 deaths per 100 live births Viet Nam
1980s 5.28 deaths per 100 live births 7.15 deaths per 100 live births 1.87 deaths per 100 live births Viet Nam
1990s 3.25 deaths per 100 live births 4.75 deaths per 100 live births 1.5 deaths per 100 live births Viet Nam
2000s 2.22 deaths per 100 live births 3.07 deaths per 100 live births 0.8478 deaths per 100 live births Viet Nam
2010s 3.24 deaths per 100 live births 2.55 deaths per 100 live births 0.6877 deaths per 100 live births Syrian Arab Republic
2020s 2.21 deaths per 100 live births 2.16 deaths per 100 live births 0.0548 deaths per 100 live births Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality by sex, Syrian Arab Republic or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 2.03 deaths per 100 live births against 2.02 deaths per 100 live births in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Syrian Arab Republic and Viet Nam?
0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Syrian Arab Republic and Viet Nam?
61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
How do Syrian Arab Republic and Viet Nam rank globally for child mortality by sex?
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 80th 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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Indicator
Child mortality by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,985 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .