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

0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Viet Nam ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Vanuatu 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.

Vanuatu vs Viet Nam: Mortality rate, under-5

Vanuatu

17.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Viet Nam

17.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Vanuatu rank

87th

Viet Nam rank

84th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Vanuatu
Viet Nam

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 17.3 per 1,000 live births against 17.1 per 1,000 live births in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.

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

Vanuatu ranks 87th and Viet Nam ranks 84th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Vanuatu	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1960s	124.4 per 1,000 live births	106.82 per 1,000 live births	17.58 per 1,000 live births	Vanuatu
1970s	89.82 per 1,000 live births	93.25 per 1,000 live births	3.43 per 1,000 live births	Viet Nam
1980s	50.55 per 1,000 live births	62.52 per 1,000 live births	11.97 per 1,000 live births	Viet Nam
1990s	30.32 per 1,000 live births	41.01 per 1,000 live births	10.69 per 1,000 live births	Viet Nam
2000s	24.54 per 1,000 live births	26.19 per 1,000 live births	1.65 per 1,000 live births	Viet Nam
2010s	19.07 per 1,000 live births	21.7 per 1,000 live births	2.63 per 1,000 live births	Viet Nam
2020s	17.7 per 1,000 live births	18.38 per 1,000 live births	0.68 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, Vanuatu or Viet Nam?: Viet Nam, at 17.3 per 1,000 live births against 17.1 per 1,000 live births in Vanuatu as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Vanuatu and Viet Nam?: 0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Vanuatu and Viet Nam?: 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
How do Vanuatu and Viet Nam rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Vanuatu ranks 87th and Viet Nam ranks 84th of 196 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: 243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 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.