Number of under-five deaths in Vietnam
Vietnam: Number of under-five deaths was 24,085 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of under-five deaths in Vietnam, 1969–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of under-five deaths in Vietnam stood at 24,085. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Vietnam peaked at 182,593 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 24,085, in 2024.
Vietnam ranks 39th of 195 countries on this measure, 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 | 154,012 | 154,012 | 154,012 | 1 |
| 1970s | 144,583 | 121,862 | 182,593 | 10 |
| 1980s | 113,555 | 98,783 | 120,489 | 10 |
| 1990s | 70,660 | 44,543 | 95,671 | 10 |
| 2000s | 37,306 | 34,846 | 42,002 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,410 | 30,694 | 36,303 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,825 | 24,085 | 29,647 | 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 under-five deaths in Vietnam?
- Number of under-five deaths in Vietnam was 24,085 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 182,593 in 1972.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,085 in 2024.
- How does Vietnam rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Vietnam ranks 39th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children dying before reaching age five.