Child deaths life stage, per square kilometre in Vietnam
Vietnam: Child deaths life stage, per square kilometre was 0.0244 units per square kilometre in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child deaths life stage, per square kilometre in Vietnam, 1969–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child deaths life stage, per square kilometre in Vietnam is 0.0244 units per square kilometre, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths life stage, per square kilometre in Vietnam peaked at 0.229 units per square kilometre in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0244 units per square kilometre, in 2024.
Vietnam ranks 36th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Child deaths life stage, per square kilometre in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 0.1901 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1970 | 0.1882 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1833 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.229 units per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1905 units per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 1974 | 0.2071 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1205 units per square kilometre | -41.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1199 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1184 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1158 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1134 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1114 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1091 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.107 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1051 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1034 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1018 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0994 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0958 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0907 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0849 units per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0796 units per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0751 units per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0716 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0683 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0645 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 0.06 units per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0549 units per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0499 units per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0449 units per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0404 units per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0382 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0353 units per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0336 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0326 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0321 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0315 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.031 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0305 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0301 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0299 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.03 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0303 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0305 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0308 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.031 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0315 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.032 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0321 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0316 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0306 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.029 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0276 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0264 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0254 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0244 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.0244 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0018 units per square kilometre, 13.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.0244 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0035 units per square kilometre, 7.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child deaths life stage, per square kilometre in Vietnam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | -41.8% | 0.2071 units per square kilometre | 0.1205 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1901 units per square kilometre | 0.1901 units per square kilometre | 0.1901 units per square kilometre | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.1586 units per square kilometre | 0.1134 units per square kilometre | 0.229 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1009 units per square kilometre | 0.0849 units per square kilometre | 0.1114 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0609 units per square kilometre | 0.0404 units per square kilometre | 0.0796 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0325 units per square kilometre | 0.0299 units per square kilometre | 0.0382 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.031 units per square kilometre | 0.03 units per square kilometre | 0.0321 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0266 units per square kilometre | 0.0244 units per square kilometre | 0.029 units per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 33 East Timor 0.0268 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 India 0.0254 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Chad 0.0251 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Mozambique 0.0242 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Marshall Islands 0.0221 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Lebanon 0.022 units per square kilometre compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0536 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,132 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 27 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0322 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0357 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths life stage, per square kilometre in Vietnam?
- Child deaths life stage, per square kilometre in Vietnam was 0.0244 units per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest child deaths life stage, per square kilometre recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.229 units per square kilometre in 1972.
- What is the lowest child deaths life stage, per square kilometre recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0244 units per square kilometre in 2024.
- How does Vietnam rank for child deaths life stage, per square kilometre?
- Vietnam ranks 36th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child deaths life stage, per square kilometre rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Child deaths life stage, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Child deaths life stage divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Child deaths life stage ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Child deaths life stage Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Child deaths life stage divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.