Syrian Arab Republic vs Viet Nam: Mortality rate, under-5, male

Syrian Arab Republic
20.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Viet Nam
20.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Syrian Arab Republic rank
79th
Viet Nam rank
78th

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 20.3 per 1,000 live births against 20.2 per 1,000 live births in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

Syrian Arab Republic ranks 79th and Viet Nam ranks 78th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Syrian Arab Republic Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1960s 125.95 per 1,000 live births 119.43 per 1,000 live births 6.52 per 1,000 live births Syrian Arab Republic
1970s 84.14 per 1,000 live births 104.21 per 1,000 live births 20.07 per 1,000 live births Viet Nam
1980s 52.82 per 1,000 live births 71.54 per 1,000 live births 18.72 per 1,000 live births Viet Nam
1990s 32.49 per 1,000 live births 47.53 per 1,000 live births 15.04 per 1,000 live births Viet Nam
2000s 22.26 per 1,000 live births 30.72 per 1,000 live births 8.46 per 1,000 live births Viet Nam
2010s 32.42 per 1,000 live births 25.56 per 1,000 live births 6.86 per 1,000 live births Syrian Arab Republic
2020s 22.14 per 1,000 live births 21.58 per 1,000 live births 0.56 per 1,000 live births Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Syrian Arab Republic or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 20.3 per 1,000 live births against 20.2 per 1,000 live births in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Syrian Arab Republic and Viet Nam?
0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Syrian Arab Republic and Viet Nam?
61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
How do Syrian Arab Republic and Viet Nam rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 79th 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

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

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.