What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Syria and Vietnam?

0.03 Deaths per 1000 live births, with Vietnam ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Vietnam?

50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Syria vs Vietnam: Neonatal mortality rate

Syria

1 Deaths per 1000 live births

in 2023

Vietnam

1.03 Deaths per 1000 live births

in 2023

Syria rank

87th

Vietnam rank

84th

Neonatal mortality rate over time

Syria
Vietnam

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 1.03 Deaths per 1000 live births against 1 Deaths per 1000 live births in Syria, a difference of 0.03 Deaths per 1000 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Vietnam ahead.

Syria ranks 87th and Vietnam ranks 84th of 199 countries.

Vietnam has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Syria	Vietnam	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2.07 Deaths per 1000 live births	2.75 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.6793 Deaths per 1000 live births	Vietnam
1980s	1.94 Deaths per 1000 live births	2.52 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.5832 Deaths per 1000 live births	Vietnam
1990s	1.45 Deaths per 1000 live births	2 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.5549 Deaths per 1000 live births	Vietnam
2000s	1.1 Deaths per 1000 live births	1.3 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.1952 Deaths per 1000 live births	Vietnam
2010s	1.06 Deaths per 1000 live births	1.13 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.068 Deaths per 1000 live births	Vietnam
2020s	1.04 Deaths per 1000 live births	1.05 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.015 Deaths per 1000 live births	Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Syria or Vietnam?: Vietnam, at 1.03 Deaths per 1000 live births against 1 Deaths per 1000 live births in Syria as of 2023.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Syria and Vietnam?: 0.03 Deaths per 1000 live births, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Vietnam?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Syria and Vietnam rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?: Syria ranks 87th and Vietnam ranks 84th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Neonatal mortality rate
Unit: Deaths per 1000 live births
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,174 data points, 1951–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The share of newborns who die before reaching 28 days of age.