Number of infant deaths in Vietnam
Vietnam: Number of infant deaths was 16,438 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of infant deaths in Vietnam, 1965–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths in Vietnam stood at 16,438. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Vietnam peaked at 108,060 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 16,438, in 2024.
That places Vietnam 41st out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | 88,018 | 83,759 | 94,386 | 5 |
| 1970s | 92,954 | 84,906 | 108,060 | 10 |
| 1980s | 80,724 | 71,145 | 85,460 | 10 |
| 1990s | 50,830 | 31,387 | 69,776 | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,183 | 25,318 | 30,110 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,683 | 21,114 | 26,434 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,494 | 16,438 | 20,556 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More health data for Vietnam
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 805,636 (2025)
- Population, male 49.0% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 697,877 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 34.75 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 23.22 million (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 08, female, interpolated 763,341 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 889,440 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Vietnam?
- Number of infant deaths in Vietnam was 16,438 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 108,060 in 1972.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,438 in 2024.
- How does Vietnam rank for number of infant deaths?
- Vietnam ranks 41st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.