Jamaica vs Viet Nam: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Jamaica
0.0338 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Viet Nam
0.0333 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Jamaica rank
93rd
Viet Nam rank
94th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Jamaica
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.0338 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0333 under-five deaths per woman in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.0005 under-five deaths per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Jamaica ranks 93rd and Viet Nam ranks 94th of 200 countries.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4511 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7824 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3313 under-five deaths per woman | Viet Nam |
| 1960s | 0.3892 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6676 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2785 under-five deaths per woman | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 0.2219 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5345 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3127 under-five deaths per woman | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 0.1103 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2696 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1593 under-five deaths per woman | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 0.0688 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1186 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0498 under-five deaths per woman | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 0.04 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0521 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0121 under-five deaths per woman | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 0.0295 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0419 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0124 under-five deaths per woman | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 0.0309 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0356 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0048 under-five deaths per woman | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Jamaica or Viet Nam?
- Jamaica, at 0.0338 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0333 under-five deaths per woman in Viet Nam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Jamaica and Viet Nam?
- 0.0005 under-five deaths per woman, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Viet Nam?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Viet Nam rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Jamaica ranks 93rd and Viet Nam ranks 94th 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).