Under-five deaths - Current trends maintained (projection) in Vietnam

Vietnam: Under-five deaths - Current trends maintained was 19,052 in 2030. ▼ Falling

Latest (2030)
19,052
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
41st
of 200 countries
All-time high
22,985
in 2025
All-time low
19,052
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025–2030

Under-five deaths - Current trends maintained in Vietnam, 2025–2030

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k2025202720302025: 23.0k2026: 22.0k2027: 21.1k2028: 20.3k2029: 19.6k2030: 19.1k

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Vietnam recorded 19,052 for under-five deaths - current trends maintained in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.

Vietnam ranks 41st of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Under-five deaths - Current trends maintained in Vietnam, year by year

Annual values for Under-five deaths - Current trends maintained (projection) in Vietnam, 2025 to 2030.
Year Value Change
2025 22,985 —
2026 21,985 -4.4%
2027 21,091 -4.1%
2028 20,303 -3.7%
2029 19,626 -3.3%
2030 19,052 -2.9%

Vietnam compared with similar countries

  • Vietnam's 19,052 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,202, 15.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Vietnam's 19,052 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 623.5, 30.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2020s 21,198 19,626 22,985 5
2030s 19,052 19,052 19,052 1

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 38 Mexico 22,270 compare
  2. 39 Iraq 22,257 compare
  3. 40 Central African Republic 20,423 compare
  4. 42 Sierra Leone 18,899 compare
  5. 43 Burundi 18,280 compare
  6. 44 Senegal 16,865 compare

See the full ranking of 212 places →

More health data for Vietnam

All data for Vietnam →

Frequently asked questions

What is under-five deaths - current trends maintained in Vietnam?
Under-five deaths - current trends maintained in Vietnam was 19,052 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest under-five deaths - current trends maintained recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 22,985 in 2025.
What is the lowest under-five deaths - current trends maintained recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 19,052 in 2030.
How does Vietnam rank for under-five deaths - current trends maintained?
Vietnam ranks 41st out of 200 countries with data for 2030.
Is under-five deaths - current trends maintained rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Vietnam data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Under-five deaths - Current trends maintained (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Under-five deaths - Current trends maintained in Vietnam. Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 07 October 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/under-five-deaths-current-trends-maintained-projection/viet-nam/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/under-five-deaths-current-trends-maintained-projection/viet-nam/">Under-five deaths - Current trends maintained in Vietnam</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Under-five deaths - Current trends maintained (projection)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
212 places, 1,272 data points, 2025–2030
Last refreshed