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

0.3 per 1,000 live births, with Lebanon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon 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.

Lebanon vs Viet Nam: Mortality rate, under-5

Lebanon

17.6 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Viet Nam

17.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Lebanon rank

83rd

Viet Nam rank

84th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Lebanon
Viet Nam

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 17.6 per 1,000 live births against 17.3 per 1,000 live births in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Viet Nam ahead.

Lebanon ranks 83rd and Viet Nam ranks 84th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lebanon	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1960s	62.98 per 1,000 live births	106.82 per 1,000 live births	43.83 per 1,000 live births	Viet Nam
1970s	80 per 1,000 live births	93.25 per 1,000 live births	13.25 per 1,000 live births	Viet Nam
1980s	62.71 per 1,000 live births	62.52 per 1,000 live births	0.19 per 1,000 live births	Lebanon
1990s	26.05 per 1,000 live births	41.01 per 1,000 live births	14.96 per 1,000 live births	Viet Nam
2000s	16.08 per 1,000 live births	26.19 per 1,000 live births	10.11 per 1,000 live births	Viet Nam
2010s	13.21 per 1,000 live births	21.7 per 1,000 live births	8.49 per 1,000 live births	Viet Nam
2020s	16.34 per 1,000 live births	18.38 per 1,000 live births	2.04 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, Lebanon or Viet Nam?: Lebanon, at 17.6 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 Lebanon and Viet Nam?: 0.3 per 1,000 live births, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Viet Nam?: 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
How do Lebanon and Viet Nam rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Lebanon ranks 83rd 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.