Neonatal mortality rate in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Neonatal mortality rate was 8.84 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
8.84
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
14th
of 17 countries
All-time high
15.31
in 2000
All-time low
8.84
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Neonatal mortality rate in Viet Nam, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 8.84 for neonatal mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Viet Nam peaked at 15.31 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.84, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.31 | — |
| 2001 | 14.6 | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 14.02 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 13.52 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 13.1 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 12.76 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 12.47 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 12.25 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 12.08 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 11.93 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 11.79 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 11.66 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 11.52 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 11.39 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 11.25 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 11.09 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 10.9 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 10.7 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 10.47 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 10.24 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 9.98 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 9.7 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 9.41 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 9.12 | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 8.84 | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.2 | 11.93 | 15.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1 | 10.24 | 11.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.41 | 8.84 | 9.98 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More health data for Viet Nam
- Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to 9.51 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2019)
- Under-five mortality rate, by sex 17.27 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 12.01 (2024)
- Tuberculosis incidence 182 (2024)
- Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 46.3 (2024)
- Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 71 (2023)
- Maternal mortality ratio 47.61 (2023)
- Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex 0.0605 (2024)
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 98.0% (2022)
- Adolescent birth rate 0.1611 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Viet Nam?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Viet Nam was 8.84 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 15.31 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.84 in 2024.
- How does Viet Nam rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Viet Nam ranks 14th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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