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

0.5 per 1,000 live births, with Jamaica ahead.

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

61 years are reported by both, from 1964 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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jamaica vs Viet Nam: Mortality rate, under-5

Jamaica

17.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Viet Nam

17.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Jamaica rank

81st

Viet Nam rank

84th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Jamaica
Viet Nam

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 17.8 per 1,000 live births against 17.3 per 1,000 live births in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.5 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Viet Nam ahead.

Jamaica ranks 81st and Viet Nam ranks 84th 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	63.77 per 1,000 live births	106.82 per 1,000 live births	43.05 per 1,000 live births	Viet Nam
1970s	46.6 per 1,000 live births	93.25 per 1,000 live births	46.65 per 1,000 live births	Viet Nam
1980s	32.68 per 1,000 live births	62.52 per 1,000 live births	29.84 per 1,000 live births	Viet Nam
1990s	24.59 per 1,000 live births	41.01 per 1,000 live births	16.42 per 1,000 live births	Viet Nam
2000s	19.4 per 1,000 live births	26.19 per 1,000 live births	6.79 per 1,000 live births	Viet Nam
2010s	18.82 per 1,000 live births	21.7 per 1,000 live births	2.88 per 1,000 live births	Viet Nam
2020s	18.32 per 1,000 live births	18.38 per 1,000 live births	0.06 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, Jamaica or Viet Nam?: Jamaica, at 17.8 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 Jamaica and Viet Nam?: 0.5 per 1,000 live births, with Jamaica 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?: Jamaica ranks 81st 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: 03 September 2026

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.