Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Vietnam
Vietnam: Maternal mortality, gaps filled was 45.53 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Vietnam, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 45.53 for maternal mortality, gaps filled in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.7% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality, gaps filled in Vietnam peaked at 143.22 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 45.53, in 2020.
Vietnam ranks 98th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 143.22 | — |
| 1986 | 126.04 | -12.0% |
| 1987 | 127.28 | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 120.53 | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 112.99 | -6.3% |
| 1990 | 114.23 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 101.45 | -11.2% |
| 1992 | 104.71 | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 93.77 | -10.4% |
| 1994 | 91.14 | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 92.93 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 92.05 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 89.6 | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 90.56 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 90.44 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 88.46 | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 75.5 | -14.6% |
| 2002 | 72.06 | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 69.82 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 66.91 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 66 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 65.81 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 63.71 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 62.12 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 61.08 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 60.05 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 57.84 | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 56.25 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 54.42 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 52.93 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 51.87 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 51.35 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 51.51 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 51.06 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 50.44 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 45.53 | -9.7% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 45.53 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 51.11, 89% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 45.53 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 59.08, 77% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 126.01 | 112.99 | 143.22 | 5 |
| 1990s | 96.09 | 89.6 | 114.23 | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.15 | 61.08 | 88.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.77 | 50.44 | 60.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.53 | 45.53 | 45.53 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
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- 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 maternal mortality, gaps filled in Vietnam?
- Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Vietnam was 45.53 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 143.22 in 1985.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.53 in 2020.
- How does Vietnam rank for maternal mortality, gaps filled?
- Vietnam ranks 98th out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal mortality, gaps filled rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maternal mortality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Maternal mortality Our World in Data
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About this data
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.