Mortality rate, neonatal in Vietnam
Vietnam: Mortality rate, neonatal was 8.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, neonatal in Vietnam, 1974–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, neonatal in Vietnam is 8.8 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Vietnam peaked at 29.5 per 1,000 live births in 1974 and was at its lowest, 8.8 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Vietnam ranks 94th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.15 per 1,000 live births | 27 per 1,000 live births | 29.5 per 1,000 live births | 6 |
| 1980s | 25.46 per 1,000 live births | 24.2 per 1,000 live births | 26.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.17 per 1,000 live births | 16.1 per 1,000 live births | 23.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.21 per 1,000 live births | 11.9 per 1,000 live births | 15.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1 per 1,000 live births | 10.2 per 1,000 live births | 11.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4 per 1,000 live births | 8.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More health data for Vietnam
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 763,341 (2025)
- Population, male 49.76 million (2025)
- Population, male 49.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 24.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 12.01 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 697,877 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 757,510 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 727,555 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 771,612 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 852,093 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in Vietnam?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in Vietnam was 8.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 29.5 per 1,000 live births in 1974.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Vietnam rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Vietnam ranks 94th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.