What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between North Korea and Vietnam?

0.1 per 1,000 live births, with North Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Vietnam?

36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

North Korea vs Vietnam: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)

North Korea

8.9 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Vietnam

8.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

North Korea rank

92nd

Vietnam rank

94th

Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) over time

North Korea
Vietnam

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 8.9 per 1,000 live births against 8.8 per 1,000 live births in Vietnam, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Vietnam ahead.

North Korea ranks 92nd and Vietnam ranks 94th of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 3 and Vietnam in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Korea	Vietnam	Difference	Ahead
1980s	20.9 per 1,000 live births	24.2 per 1,000 live births	3.3 per 1,000 live births	Vietnam
1990s	23.29 per 1,000 live births	20.17 per 1,000 live births	3.12 per 1,000 live births	North Korea
2000s	19.32 per 1,000 live births	13.21 per 1,000 live births	6.11 per 1,000 live births	North Korea
2010s	12.08 per 1,000 live births	11.1 per 1,000 live births	0.98 per 1,000 live births	North Korea
2020s	9.36 per 1,000 live births	9.4 per 1,000 live births	0.04 per 1,000 live births	Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, North Korea or Vietnam?: North Korea, at 8.9 per 1,000 live births against 8.8 per 1,000 live births in Vietnam as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between North Korea and Vietnam?: 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Vietnam?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do North Korea and Vietnam rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: North Korea ranks 92nd and Vietnam ranks 94th 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, neonatal (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, neonatal (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, 11,751 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.