Jamaica vs Viet Nam: Mortality rate, under-5, male
Jamaica
19.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Viet Nam
20.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Jamaica rank
80th
Viet Nam rank
78th
Mortality rate, under-5, male over time
- Jamaica
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 20.3 per 1,000 live births against 19.9 per 1,000 live births in Jamaica, a difference of 0.4 per 1,000 live births.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 80th and Viet Nam ranks 78th of 197 countries.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.37 per 1,000 live births | 119.43 per 1,000 live births | 50.07 per 1,000 live births | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 51.45 per 1,000 live births | 104.21 per 1,000 live births | 52.76 per 1,000 live births | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 36.56 per 1,000 live births | 71.54 per 1,000 live births | 34.98 per 1,000 live births | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 27.62 per 1,000 live births | 47.53 per 1,000 live births | 19.91 per 1,000 live births | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 21.73 per 1,000 live births | 30.72 per 1,000 live births | 8.99 per 1,000 live births | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 21.01 per 1,000 live births | 25.56 per 1,000 live births | 4.55 per 1,000 live births | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 20.5 per 1,000 live births | 21.58 per 1,000 live births | 1.08 per 1,000 live births | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Jamaica or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 20.3 per 1,000 live births against 19.9 per 1,000 live births in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Jamaica and Viet Nam?
- 0.4 per 1,000 live births, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Viet Nam?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Viet Nam rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Jamaica ranks 80th 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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About this data
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.