Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Viet Nam: Neonatal mortality rate
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
0.8945 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Viet Nam
0.8842 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
93rd
Viet Nam rank
95th
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 0.8945 deaths per 100 live births against 0.8842 deaths per 100 live births in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.0103 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 93rd and Viet Nam ranks 95th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of averaged higher in 3 and Viet Nam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.09 deaths per 100 live births | 2.42 deaths per 100 live births | 0.336 deaths per 100 live births | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 2.33 deaths per 100 live births | 2.02 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3109 deaths per 100 live births | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2000s | 1.93 deaths per 100 live births | 1.32 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6114 deaths per 100 live births | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2010s | 1.21 deaths per 100 live births | 1.11 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0979 deaths per 100 live births | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2020s | 0.9359 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9411 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0052 deaths per 100 live births | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Viet Nam?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 0.8945 deaths per 100 live births against 0.8842 deaths per 100 live births in Viet Nam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Viet Nam?
- 0.0103 deaths per 100 live births, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Viet Nam?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Viet Nam rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 93rd and Viet Nam ranks 95th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .