Life satisfaction vs child mortality in Vietnam
Vietnam: Life satisfaction vs child mortality was 6.43 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Life satisfaction vs child mortality in Vietnam, 2011–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 6.43 for life satisfaction vs child mortality in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life satisfaction vs child mortality in Vietnam peaked at 6.43 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.06, in 2015.
Vietnam ranks 44th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Life satisfaction vs child mortality in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5.42 | — |
| 2012 | 5.53 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 5.36 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 5.06 | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 5.07 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 5.1 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 5.17 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 5.35 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 5.41 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 5.49 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 5.76 | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 6.04 | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 6.35 | +5.1% |
| 2025 | 6.43 | +1.2% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 6.43 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.94, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 6.43 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.06, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.26 | 5.06 | 5.53 | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.91 | 5.41 | 6.43 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More health data for Vietnam
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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 life satisfaction vs child mortality in Vietnam?
- Life satisfaction vs child mortality in Vietnam was 6.43 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life satisfaction vs child mortality recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 6.43 in 2025.
- What is the lowest life satisfaction vs child mortality recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.06 in 2015.
- How does Vietnam rank for life satisfaction vs child mortality?
- Vietnam ranks 44th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is life satisfaction vs child mortality rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life satisfaction vs child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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