What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Jamaica and Vietnam?

0.12 deaths per 100 live births, with Jamaica ahead.

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

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jamaica vs Vietnam: Youth mortality rate

Jamaica

2.1 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Vietnam

1.98 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Jamaica rank

85th

Vietnam rank

88th

Youth mortality rate over time

Jamaica
Vietnam

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 2.1 deaths per 100 live births against 1.98 deaths per 100 live births in Vietnam, a difference of 0.12 deaths per 100 live births.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Vietnam's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Vietnam ahead.

Jamaica ranks 85th and Vietnam ranks 88th of 199 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Vietnam in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Vietnam	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.85 deaths per 100 live births	4.88 deaths per 100 live births	2.03 deaths per 100 live births	Vietnam
2000s	2.27 deaths per 100 live births	3.1 deaths per 100 live births	0.8237 deaths per 100 live births	Vietnam
2010s	2.21 deaths per 100 live births	2.5 deaths per 100 live births	0.2902 deaths per 100 live births	Vietnam
2020s	2.16 deaths per 100 live births	2.11 deaths per 100 live births	0.0571 deaths per 100 live births	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth mortality rate, Jamaica or Vietnam?: Jamaica, at 2.1 deaths per 100 live births against 1.98 deaths per 100 live births in Vietnam as of 2024.
What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Jamaica and Vietnam?: 0.12 deaths per 100 live births, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Vietnam?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Jamaica and Vietnam rank globally for youth mortality rate?: Jamaica ranks 85th and Vietnam ranks 88th 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Youth mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 9,824 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.