Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) was 8.84 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
8.84 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
100th
of 213 countries
All-time high
15.31 per 1,000 live births
in 2000
All-time low
8.84 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Neonatal mortality rate in Vietnam, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate in Vietnam is 8.84 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Vietnam peaked at 15.31 per 1,000 live births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.84 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Vietnam 100th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.31 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 2001 | 14.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 14.02 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 13.52 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 13.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 12.76 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 12.47 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 12.25 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 12.08 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 11.93 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 11.79 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 11.66 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 11.52 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 11.39 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 11.25 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 11.09 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 10.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 10.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 10.47 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 10.24 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 9.98 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 9.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 9.41 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 9.12 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 8.84 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 8.84 per 1,000 live births is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.29 per 1,000 live births, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 8.84 per 1,000 live births is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.35 per 1,000 live births, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.2 per 1,000 live births | 11.93 per 1,000 live births | 15.31 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1 per 1,000 live births | 10.24 per 1,000 live births | 11.79 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.41 per 1,000 live births | 8.84 per 1,000 live births | 9.98 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 97 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8.95 per 1,000 live births compare
- 98 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 8.94 per 1,000 live births compare
- 99 State of Palestine 8.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 100 Viet Nam 8.84 per 1,000 live births compare
- 102 Tuvalu 8.69 per 1,000 live births compare
- 103 Paraguay 8.59 per 1,000 live births compare
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- 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 neonatal mortality rate in Vietnam?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Vietnam was 8.84 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 15.31 per 1,000 live births in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.84 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Vietnam rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Vietnam ranks 100th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam 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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