Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Vietnam
Vietnam: Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths was 0.4979 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.4979
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
130th
of 200 countries
All-time high
0.5359
in 2014
All-time low
0.4689
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Vietnam, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Vietnam stood at 0.4979.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Vietnam peaked at 0.5359 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.4689, in 1990.
That places Vietnam 130th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4689 | — |
| 1991 | 0.4785 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4801 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4834 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4827 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4831 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4841 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.482 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4792 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4862 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.506 | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5083 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5093 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5113 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5078 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4982 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.5044 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5152 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5194 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5181 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5176 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5222 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.525 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5225 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5359 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5243 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5029 | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5037 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4841 | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5026 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5029 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.501 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5008 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4989 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.4979 | -0.2% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.4979 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5359, 93% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.4979 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5067, 98% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4808 | 0.4689 | 0.4862 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5098 | 0.4982 | 0.5194 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5141 | 0.4841 | 0.5359 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5003 | 0.4979 | 0.5029 | 5 |
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 neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Vietnam?
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Vietnam was 0.4979 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5359 in 2014.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4689 in 1990.
- How does Vietnam rank for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths?
- Vietnam ranks 130th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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