Tuvalu vs Viet Nam: Child mortality rate
Tuvalu
2.0%
in 2023
Viet Nam
2.0%
in 2023
Tuvalu rank
82nd
Viet Nam rank
81st
Child mortality rate over time
- Tuvalu
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 2.0% against 2.0% in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Tuvalu ranks 82nd and Viet Nam ranks 81st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Tuvalu averaged higher in 6 and Viet Nam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tuvalu | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22.3% | 13.5% | 8.8% | Tuvalu |
| 1960s | 14.6% | 10.3% | 4.2% | Tuvalu |
| 1970s | 8.8% | 9.1% | 0.3% | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 5.8% | 6.2% | 0.4% | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 5.0% | 4.1% | 0.9% | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 2.6% | 1.2% | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.2% | 0.4% | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 0.0% | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Tuvalu or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 2.0% against 2.0% in Tuvalu as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Tuvalu and Viet Nam?
- 0.0%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tuvalu and Viet Nam?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Tuvalu and Viet Nam rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Tuvalu ranks 82nd and Viet Nam ranks 81st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.