What is child mortality rate in Vietnam?

Child mortality rate in Vietnam was 1.73 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Vietnam?

The highest recorded value was 12.24 deaths per 100 live births in 1972.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Vietnam?

The lowest recorded value was 1.73 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Vietnam rank for child mortality rate?

Vietnam ranks 85th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Vietnam?

Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Vietnam data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Vietnam

Name: Child mortality rate in Vietnam
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Vietnam: Child mortality rate was 1.73 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.73 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.1%

World rank

85th

of 199 countries

All-time high

12.24 deaths per 100 live births

in 1972

All-time low

1.73 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1964–2024

Child mortality rate in Vietnam, 1964–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Vietnam recorded 1.73 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 61 years on record.

The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Vietnam peaked at 12.24 deaths per 100 live births in 1972 and was at its lowest, 1.73 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Vietnam 85th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	10.68 deaths per 100 live births	9.94 deaths per 100 live births	12.01 deaths per 100 live births	6
1970s	9.32 deaths per 100 live births	7.16 deaths per 100 live births	12.24 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	6.25 deaths per 100 live births	5.4 deaths per 100 live births	6.99 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	4.1 deaths per 100 live births	3.18 deaths per 100 live births	5.16 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	2.62 deaths per 100 live births	2.34 deaths per 100 live births	3.03 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	2.17 deaths per 100 live births	2 deaths per 100 live births	2.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.84 deaths per 100 live births	1.73 deaths per 100 live births	1.95 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Vietnam

82 Jamaica 1.78 deaths per 100 live births compare
83 Indonesia 1.77 deaths per 100 live births compare
84 Lebanon 1.76 deaths per 100 live births compare
86 Saint Lucia 1.72 deaths per 100 live births compare
87 Bhutan 1.72 deaths per 100 live births compare
88 Vanuatu 1.71 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Vietnam

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,306 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 3,132 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 639,334 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 629,182 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 638,473 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 633,528 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 624,034 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 623,058 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Vietnam?: Child mortality rate in Vietnam was 1.73 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Vietnam?: The highest recorded value was 12.24 deaths per 100 live births in 1972.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Vietnam?: The lowest recorded value was 1.73 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Vietnam rank for child mortality rate?: Vietnam ranks 85th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Vietnam?: Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Vietnam data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .