What is child mortality rate in Vietnam?

Child mortality rate in Vietnam was 1.73 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Vietnam?

The highest recorded value was 12.49 deaths per 100 live births in 1959.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Vietnam?

The lowest recorded value was 1.73 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Vietnam rank for child mortality rate?

Vietnam ranks 85th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate 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 Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Vietnam

Name: Child mortality rate in Vietnam
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Vietnam: Child mortality rate was 1.73 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.73 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.8%

World rank

85th

of 200 countries

All-time high

12.49 deaths per 100 live births

in 1959

All-time low

1.73 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1959–2024

Child mortality rate in Vietnam, 1959–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality rate in Vietnam stood at 1.73 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Vietnam peaked at 12.49 deaths per 100 live births in 1959 and was at its lowest, 1.73 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Vietnam ranks 85th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	12.49 deaths per 100 live births	12.49 deaths per 100 live births	12.49 deaths per 100 live births	1
1960s	11 deaths per 100 live births	9.94 deaths per 100 live births	12.06 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	9.32 deaths per 100 live births	7.16 deaths per 100 live births	12.24 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	6.25 deaths per 100 live births	5.4 deaths per 100 live births	6.99 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	4.1 deaths per 100 live births	3.18 deaths per 100 live births	5.16 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	2.62 deaths per 100 live births	2.34 deaths per 100 live births	3.03 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	2.17 deaths per 100 live births	2 deaths per 100 live births	2.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.84 deaths per 100 live births	1.73 deaths per 100 live births	1.95 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Vietnam

82 Jamaica 1.78 deaths per 100 live births compare
83 Indonesia 1.77 deaths per 100 live births compare
84 Lebanon 1.76 deaths per 100 live births compare
86 Bhutan 1.72 deaths per 100 live births compare
86 Saint Lucia 1.72 deaths per 100 live births compare
88 Vanuatu 1.71 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 200 places →

More health data for Vietnam

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,306 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 3,132 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 639,334 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 629,182 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 638,473 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 633,528 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 624,034 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 623,058 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Vietnam?: Child mortality rate in Vietnam was 1.73 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Vietnam?: The highest recorded value was 12.49 deaths per 100 live births in 1959.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Vietnam?: The lowest recorded value was 1.73 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Vietnam rank for child mortality rate?: Vietnam ranks 85th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate 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 Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.