Samoa vs Vietnam: Infant mortality rate
Samoa
1.23 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Vietnam
1.2 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Samoa rank
101st
Vietnam rank
103rd
Infant mortality rate over time
- Samoa
- Vietnam
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 1.23 deaths per 100 live births against 1.2 deaths per 100 live births in Vietnam, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 101st and Vietnam ranks 103rd of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Vietnam in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.36 deaths per 100 live births | 6.4 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0431 deaths per 100 live births | Vietnam |
| 1970s | 4.4 deaths per 100 live births | 5.87 deaths per 100 live births | 1.47 deaths per 100 live births | Vietnam |
| 1980s | 2.8 deaths per 100 live births | 4.42 deaths per 100 live births | 1.62 deaths per 100 live births | Vietnam |
| 1990s | 1.99 deaths per 100 live births | 2.99 deaths per 100 live births | 1 deaths per 100 live births | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 1.56 deaths per 100 live births | 1.9 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3474 deaths per 100 live births | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 1.48 deaths per 100 live births | 1.55 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0666 deaths per 100 live births | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | 1.29 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0092 deaths per 100 live births | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Samoa or Vietnam?
- Samoa, at 1.23 deaths per 100 live births against 1.2 deaths per 100 live births in Vietnam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Samoa and Vietnam?
- 0.03 deaths per 100 live births, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Vietnam?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Vietnam rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Samoa ranks 101st and Vietnam ranks 103rd 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 Infant 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 estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .