Mexico vs Vietnam: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN)
Mexico
12.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Vietnam
12 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Mexico rank
101st
Vietnam rank
102nd
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) over time
- Mexico
- Vietnam
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 12.1 per 1,000 live births against 12 per 1,000 live births in Vietnam, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 101st and Vietnam ranks 102nd of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 5 and Vietnam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.63 per 1,000 live births | 64 per 1,000 live births | 25.63 per 1,000 live births | Mexico |
| 1970s | 71.7 per 1,000 live births | 58.65 per 1,000 live births | 13.05 per 1,000 live births | Mexico |
| 1980s | 48.92 per 1,000 live births | 44.25 per 1,000 live births | 4.67 per 1,000 live births | Mexico |
| 1990s | 31.26 per 1,000 live births | 29.88 per 1,000 live births | 1.38 per 1,000 live births | Mexico |
| 2000s | 20.21 per 1,000 live births | 19.06 per 1,000 live births | 1.15 per 1,000 live births | Mexico |
| 2010s | 15.28 per 1,000 live births | 15.52 per 1,000 live births | 0.24 per 1,000 live births | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 12.76 per 1,000 live births | 12.86 per 1,000 live births | 0.1 per 1,000 live births | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Mexico or Vietnam?
- Mexico, at 12.1 per 1,000 live births against 12 per 1,000 live births in Vietnam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Mexico and Vietnam?
- 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Vietnam?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Vietnam rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Mexico ranks 101st and Vietnam 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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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.