Saint Lucia vs Viet Nam: Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita
Saint Lucia
1.72 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Viet Nam
1.73 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Saint Lucia rank
86th
Viet Nam rank
85th
Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Saint Lucia
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 1.73 deaths per 100 live births against 1.72 deaths per 100 live births in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Saint Lucia ranks 86th and Viet Nam ranks 85th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Saint Lucia averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Lucia | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.95 deaths per 100 live births | 12.49 deaths per 100 live births | 1.46 deaths per 100 live births | Saint Lucia |
| 1960s | 10.6 deaths per 100 live births | 11 deaths per 100 live births | 0.399 deaths per 100 live births | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 5.03 deaths per 100 live births | 9.32 deaths per 100 live births | 4.29 deaths per 100 live births | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 2.56 deaths per 100 live births | 6.25 deaths per 100 live births | 3.69 deaths per 100 live births | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 1.94 deaths per 100 live births | 4.1 deaths per 100 live births | 2.16 deaths per 100 live births | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 1.85 deaths per 100 live births | 2.62 deaths per 100 live births | 0.765 deaths per 100 live births | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 1.86 deaths per 100 live births | 2.17 deaths per 100 live births | 0.306 deaths per 100 live births | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 1.77 deaths per 100 live births | 1.84 deaths per 100 live births | 0.07 deaths per 100 live births | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita, Saint Lucia or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 1.73 deaths per 100 live births against 1.72 deaths per 100 live births in Saint Lucia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita between Saint Lucia and Viet Nam?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Viet Nam?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Saint Lucia and Viet Nam rank globally for child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Saint Lucia ranks 86th and Viet Nam ranks 85th 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 Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.