Indonesia vs Viet Nam: Mortality rate, under-5

Indonesia
17.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Viet Nam
17.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Indonesia rank
82nd
Viet Nam rank
84th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Indonesia
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 17.7 per 1,000 live births against 17.3 per 1,000 live births in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.4 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 61 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.

Indonesia ranks 82nd and Viet Nam ranks 84th of 197 countries.

Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1960s 192.05 per 1,000 live births 106.82 per 1,000 live births 85.23 per 1,000 live births Indonesia
1970s 144.07 per 1,000 live births 93.25 per 1,000 live births 50.82 per 1,000 live births Indonesia
1980s 103.62 per 1,000 live births 62.52 per 1,000 live births 41.1 per 1,000 live births Indonesia
1990s 67.72 per 1,000 live births 41.01 per 1,000 live births 26.71 per 1,000 live births Indonesia
2000s 42.68 per 1,000 live births 26.19 per 1,000 live births 16.49 per 1,000 live births Indonesia
2010s 26.91 per 1,000 live births 21.7 per 1,000 live births 5.21 per 1,000 live births Indonesia
2020s 19.18 per 1,000 live births 18.38 per 1,000 live births 0.8 per 1,000 live births Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Indonesia or Viet Nam?
Indonesia, at 17.7 per 1,000 live births against 17.3 per 1,000 live births in Viet Nam as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Indonesia and Viet Nam?
0.4 per 1,000 live births, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Viet Nam?
61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
How do Indonesia and Viet Nam rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
Indonesia ranks 82nd and Viet Nam ranks 84th 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 (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 (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, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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