Vanuatu vs Viet Nam: Child mortality vs. GDP per capita

Vanuatu
1.71 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Viet Nam
1.73 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Vanuatu rank
88th
Viet Nam rank
85th

Child mortality vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Vanuatu
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 1.73 deaths per 100 live births against 1.71 deaths per 100 live births in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Vanuatu ranks 88th and Viet Nam ranks 85th of 199 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Vanuatu averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Vanuatu Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1960s 12.44 deaths per 100 live births 10.68 deaths per 100 live births 1.76 deaths per 100 live births Vanuatu
1970s 8.98 deaths per 100 live births 9.32 deaths per 100 live births 0.3427 deaths per 100 live births Viet Nam
1980s 5.06 deaths per 100 live births 6.25 deaths per 100 live births 1.2 deaths per 100 live births Viet Nam
1990s 3.03 deaths per 100 live births 4.1 deaths per 100 live births 1.07 deaths per 100 live births Viet Nam
2000s 2.45 deaths per 100 live births 2.62 deaths per 100 live births 0.1649 deaths per 100 live births Viet Nam
2010s 1.91 deaths per 100 live births 2.17 deaths per 100 live births 0.2607 deaths per 100 live births Viet Nam
2020s 1.77 deaths per 100 live births 1.84 deaths per 100 live births 0.068 deaths per 100 live births Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality vs. gdp per capita, Vanuatu or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 1.73 deaths per 100 live births against 1.71 deaths per 100 live births in Vanuatu as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality vs. gdp per capita between Vanuatu and Viet Nam?
0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Vanuatu and Viet Nam?
61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
How do Vanuatu and Viet Nam rank globally for child mortality vs. gdp per capita?
Vanuatu ranks 88th 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality vs. GDP per capita
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, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

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