Samoa vs Viet Nam: Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1)
Samoa
12.26
in 2024
Viet Nam
12.01
in 2024
Samoa rank
100th
Viet Nam rank
102nd
Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) over time
- Samoa
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 12.26 against 12.01 in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.25.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 100th and Viet Nam ranks 102nd of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.58 | 64.01 | 0.4305 | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 43.98 | 58.66 | 14.68 | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 28.01 | 44.25 | 16.24 | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 19.86 | 29.89 | 10.03 | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 15.57 | 19.05 | 3.47 | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 14.85 | 15.52 | 0.6662 | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 12.96 | 12.87 | 0.0918 | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1), Samoa or Viet Nam?
- Samoa, at 12.26 against 12.01 in Viet Nam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) between Samoa and Viet Nam?
- 0.25, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Viet Nam?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Viet Nam rank globally for infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1)?
- Samoa ranks 100th and Viet Nam ranks 102nd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1 per 1000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.