Saint Lucia vs Viet Nam: Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty
Saint Lucia
1.72 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Viet Nam
1.73 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Saint Lucia rank
86th
Viet Nam rank
85th
Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Saint Lucia
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 1.73 deaths per 100 live births against 1.72 deaths per 100 live births in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.
Saint Lucia ranks 86th and Viet Nam ranks 85th of 199 countries.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Lucia | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.56 deaths per 100 live births | 6.25 deaths per 100 live births | 3.69 deaths per 100 live births | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 1.95 deaths per 100 live births | 4.1 deaths per 100 live births | 2.15 deaths per 100 live births | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 1.85 deaths per 100 live births | 2.62 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7645 deaths per 100 live births | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 1.87 deaths per 100 live births | 2.17 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3038 deaths per 100 live births | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 1.77 deaths per 100 live births | 1.84 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0729 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. share in extreme poverty, Saint Lucia or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 1.73 deaths per 100 live births against 1.72 deaths per 100 live births in Saint Lucia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty between Saint Lucia and Viet Nam?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Viet Nam?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Saint Lucia and Viet Nam rank globally for child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Saint Lucia ranks 86th 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. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .