What is the difference in child mortality rate between Lebanon and Viet Nam?

0.03 deaths per 100 live births, with Lebanon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Viet Nam?

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

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 rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lebanon vs Viet Nam: Child mortality rate

Lebanon

1.76 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Viet Nam

1.73 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Lebanon rank

84th

Viet Nam rank

85th

Child mortality rate over time

Lebanon
Viet Nam

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 1.76 deaths per 100 live births against 1.73 deaths per 100 live births in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Viet Nam ahead.

Lebanon ranks 84th and Viet Nam ranks 85th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lebanon	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1970s	8 deaths per 100 live births	9.32 deaths per 100 live births	1.32 deaths per 100 live births	Viet Nam
1980s	6.27 deaths per 100 live births	6.25 deaths per 100 live births	0.0166 deaths per 100 live births	Lebanon
1990s	2.6 deaths per 100 live births	4.1 deaths per 100 live births	1.49 deaths per 100 live births	Viet Nam
2000s	1.61 deaths per 100 live births	2.62 deaths per 100 live births	1.01 deaths per 100 live births	Viet Nam
2010s	1.32 deaths per 100 live births	2.17 deaths per 100 live births	0.8497 deaths per 100 live births	Viet Nam
2020s	1.63 deaths per 100 live births	1.84 deaths per 100 live births	0.205 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, Lebanon or Viet Nam?: Lebanon, at 1.76 deaths per 100 live births against 1.73 deaths per 100 live births in Viet Nam as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality rate between Lebanon and Viet Nam?: 0.03 deaths per 100 live births, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Viet Nam?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Lebanon and Viet Nam rank globally for child mortality rate?: Lebanon ranks 84th and Viet Nam ranks 85th 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 rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Child mortality rate
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, 10,614 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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