What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Cambodia and Viet Nam?

0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Cambodia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Viet Nam?

49 years are reported by both, from 1976 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, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cambodia vs Viet Nam: Mortality rate, under-5, male

Cambodia

20.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Viet Nam

20.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Cambodia rank

77th

Viet Nam rank

78th

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

Cambodia
Viet Nam

How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 20.4 per 1,000 live births against 20.3 per 1,000 live births in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Cambodia has been ahead every year.

Cambodia ranks 77th and Viet Nam ranks 78th of 197 countries.

Cambodia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cambodia	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1970s	466.35 per 1,000 live births	84.6 per 1,000 live births	381.75 per 1,000 live births	Cambodia
1980s	140.85 per 1,000 live births	71.54 per 1,000 live births	69.31 per 1,000 live births	Cambodia
1990s	125.13 per 1,000 live births	47.53 per 1,000 live births	77.6 per 1,000 live births	Cambodia
2000s	77.46 per 1,000 live births	30.72 per 1,000 live births	46.74 per 1,000 live births	Cambodia
2010s	35.19 per 1,000 live births	25.56 per 1,000 live births	9.63 per 1,000 live births	Cambodia
2020s	22.18 per 1,000 live births	21.58 per 1,000 live births	0.6 per 1,000 live births	Cambodia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Cambodia or Viet Nam?: Cambodia, at 20.4 per 1,000 live births against 20.3 per 1,000 live births in Viet Nam as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Cambodia and Viet Nam?: 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Cambodia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Viet Nam?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Cambodia and Viet Nam rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?: Cambodia ranks 77th and Viet Nam ranks 78th 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, under-5, male (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, under-5, male (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: 03 September 2026

Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.