Vanuatu vs Vietnam: Child mortality rate
Vanuatu
1.71 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Vietnam
1.73 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Vanuatu rank
88th
Vietnam rank
85th
Child mortality rate over time
- Vanuatu
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam 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 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Vanuatu ranks 88th and Vietnam ranks 85th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Vanuatu averaged higher in 2 and Vietnam in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Vanuatu | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.65 deaths per 100 live births | 12.49 deaths per 100 live births | 3.16 deaths per 100 live births | Vanuatu |
| 1960s | 13.34 deaths per 100 live births | 11 deaths per 100 live births | 2.35 deaths per 100 live births | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 8.98 deaths per 100 live births | 9.32 deaths per 100 live births | 0.343 deaths per 100 live births | Vietnam |
| 1980s | 5.05 deaths per 100 live births | 6.25 deaths per 100 live births | 1.2 deaths per 100 live births | Vietnam |
| 1990s | 3.03 deaths per 100 live births | 4.1 deaths per 100 live births | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 2.45 deaths per 100 live births | 2.62 deaths per 100 live births | 0.165 deaths per 100 live births | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 1.91 deaths per 100 live births | 2.17 deaths per 100 live births | 0.263 deaths per 100 live births | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 1.77 deaths per 100 live births | 1.84 deaths per 100 live births | 0.068 deaths per 100 live births | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Vanuatu or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, 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 rate between Vanuatu and Vietnam?
- 0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Vanuatu and Vietnam?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Vanuatu and Vietnam rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Vanuatu ranks 88th and Vietnam 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.