Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) was 20.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
20.3 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
78th
of 197 countries
All-time high
133.8 per 1,000 live births
in 1972
All-time low
20.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
61
1964–2024
Mortality rate, under-5, male in Vietnam, 1964–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, under-5, male in Vietnam is 20.3 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 61 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, male in Vietnam peaked at 133.8 per 1,000 live births in 1972 and was at its lowest, 20.3 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Vietnam ranks 78th of 197 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.
Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 112.4 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1965 | 115.9 per 1,000 live births | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 116.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 116.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 132.5 per 1,000 live births | +13.8% |
| 1969 | 123.3 per 1,000 live births | -6.9% |
| 1970 | 122.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 119.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 133.8 per 1,000 live births | +12.1% |
| 1973 | 117.9 per 1,000 live births | -11.9% |
| 1974 | 120.9 per 1,000 live births | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 89.4 per 1,000 live births | -26.1% |
| 1976 | 87.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 85.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 83.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 81.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 79.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 77.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 76.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 74.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 72.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 71.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 69.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 67 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 64.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 62.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 59.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 56.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 53.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 51.1 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 48.4 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 45.7 per 1,000 live births | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 43.3 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 41 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 39 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 37 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 35.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 33.9 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 32.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 31.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 30.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 29.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 29.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 28.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 28 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 27.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 27.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 26.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 26.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 26.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 25.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 25.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 25 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 24.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 24.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 23.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 22.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 22.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 21.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 20.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 20.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 20.3 per 1,000 live births is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.3 per 1,000 live births, 1.4× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 20.3 per 1,000 live births is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18.9 per 1,000 live births, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) 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 | -26.1% | 120.9 per 1,000 live births | 89.4 per 1,000 live births |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 119.43 per 1,000 live births | 112.4 per 1,000 live births | 132.5 per 1,000 live births | 6 |
| 1970s | 104.21 per 1,000 live births | 81.7 per 1,000 live births | 133.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.54 per 1,000 live births | 62.1 per 1,000 live births | 79.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.53 per 1,000 live births | 37 per 1,000 live births | 59.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.72 per 1,000 live births | 27.6 per 1,000 live births | 35.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.56 per 1,000 live births | 23.5 per 1,000 live births | 27.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.58 per 1,000 live births | 20.3 per 1,000 live births | 22.9 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 75 Tuvalu 21.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 76 Trinidad and Tobago 20.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 77 Cambodia 20.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 79 Syria 20.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 80 Jamaica 19.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 81 Grenada 19.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 81 Indonesia 19.4 per 1,000 live births compare
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- 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 mortality rate, under-5, male in Vietnam?
- Mortality rate, under-5, male in Vietnam was 20.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, under-5, male recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 133.8 per 1,000 live births in 1972.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, male recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Vietnam rank for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Vietnam ranks 78th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, male rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.