Jordan vs Viet Nam: Mortality rate, infant

Jordan
12 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Viet Nam
12 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Jordan rank
102nd
Viet Nam rank
102nd

Mortality rate, infant over time

  • Jordan
  • Viet Nam
20406080100120196019922024

How they compare

Jordan currently reports 12 per 1,000 live births against 12 per 1,000 live births in Viet Nam, a difference of 0 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Jordan ahead.

Jordan ranks 102nd and Viet Nam ranks 102nd of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 3 and Viet Nam in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1960s 82.58 per 1,000 live births 64 per 1,000 live births 18.58 per 1,000 live births Jordan
1970s 59.32 per 1,000 live births 58.65 per 1,000 live births 0.67 per 1,000 live births Jordan
1980s 38.8 per 1,000 live births 44.25 per 1,000 live births 5.45 per 1,000 live births Viet Nam
1990s 26.98 per 1,000 live births 29.88 per 1,000 live births 2.9 per 1,000 live births Viet Nam
2000s 20 per 1,000 live births 19.06 per 1,000 live births 0.94 per 1,000 live births Jordan
2010s 15.27 per 1,000 live births 15.52 per 1,000 live births 0.25 per 1,000 live births Viet Nam
2020s 12.64 per 1,000 live births 12.86 per 1,000 live births 0.22 per 1,000 live births Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Jordan or Viet Nam?
Jordan, at 12 per 1,000 live births against 12 per 1,000 live births in Viet Nam as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Jordan and Viet Nam?
0 per 1,000 live births, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Viet Nam?
61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
How do Jordan and Viet Nam rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
Jordan ranks 102nd and Viet Nam ranks 102nd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.