Australia vs Vietnam

Australia vs Vietnam: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 0.4 per 100 live births in Australia and 1.7 per 100 live births in Vietnam, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Vietnam, by 1.4 per 100 live births, or 4.81 times that in Australia.

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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

Australia vs Vietnam: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 0.4 per 100 live births in Australia and 1.7 per 100 live births in Vietnam, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Vietnam, by 1.4 per 100 live births, or 4.81 times that in Australia.
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What the numbers say

  • Vietnam has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1959.
  • In 2024, Australia ranked 176 and Vietnam ranked 85 of 200 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.

Every year

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

YearAustraliaVietnamWorld
20240.41.73.7
20230.41.83.8
20220.41.84
20210.41.94
20200.423.9
20190.424
20180.42.14
20170.42.14.1
20160.42.14.2
20150.42.24.3
20140.42.24.4
20130.42.24.5
20120.42.34.7
20110.52.35
20100.52.35.1
20090.52.35.3
20080.52.45.5
20070.52.45.7
20060.62.56
20050.62.56.2
20040.62.66.6
20030.62.76.8
20020.62.87.1
20010.62.97.4
20000.637.7
19990.63.27.9
19980.63.38.3
19970.73.58.4
19960.73.78.6
19950.73.98.8
19940.74.28.9
19930.84.49.1
19920.84.79.2
19910.94.99.3
19900.95.29.4
198915.49.5
198815.610
19871.15.99.9
19861.1610.3
19851.16.210.6
19841.26.410.9
19831.26.511.1
19821.26.711.2
19811.36.811.6
19801.3711.9
19791.47.211.9
19781.47.312.3
19771.57.512.6
19761.67.712.8
19751.77.913.1
19741.81113.3
19731.910.713.5
1972212.213.7
19712.110.813.9
19702.21114.2
19692.211.114.6
19682.21215
19672.210.415.3
19662.210.315.1
19652.210.315.1
19642.39.915.7
19632.310.916.2
19622.411.317
19612.411.718.8
19602.512.120.2
19592.512.519.9
19582.6–19.7
19572.7–20.5
19562.7–21.3
19552.8–22.3
19542.9–22.8
19533–23.3
19523–23.9
19513.1–24.3
19503.2–24.7
19493.2–24.9
19483.4–24.9
19473.6–25.5
19463.9–25.8
19453.8–26.7
19444.1–27.4
19435–27.7
19425.2–27.9
19415.3–27.8
19405–27.9
19395.1–28
19385.1–28.7
19375.1–28.8
19365.6–29.1
19355.4–29.5
19345.8–30.7
19335.3–30.5
19325.4–30.7
19315.4–31.4
19306.4–31.6
19296.8–32
19287.2–31.9
19277.2–31.9
19267–32.7
19257–32.4
19247.6–33.1
19238–33.1
19227.1–33.2
19218.9–34.2
19209.5–34.4
19199.5–35.7
19188–37.6
19177.5–35.3
19169.7–35.1
19159.4–35.3
19149.9–35.4
191310–35.1
191210–35.5
19119.4–36
191010.5–36.4
190910–36.6
190811–37.2
190711.5–37.4
190611.9–38.1
190511.7–38.8
190411.7–38.9
190317–39.5
190216.2–40.1
190115.7–40.8
190014.9–40.9
189917.9–40.8
189820.2–41.2
189715.9–41
189617.5–41.1
189515.1–41.3
189415.7–41.2
189317.9–41.2
189216–41.7
189117.7–41.3
189016.2–41.5
188920.9–41.2
188817.9–41
188717.9–41.1
188619.8–41.1
188520.2–41.2
188419.6–41.1
188318.8–41.4
188221.5–41.5
188117.9–41.1
188018.1–41.6
187917.7–41.1
187820.7–41.6
187720–41.2
187618.5–41.4
187522.2–41.5
187419.6–41.7
187317.5–41.8
187218.3–42.1
187115.7–42.2
187017–41.9
1869––42.1
1868––42.4
1867––42
1866––42.1
1865––42.3
1864––42.2
1863––42.5
1862––42.6
1861––42.9
1860––42.9
1859––43.7
1858––43.8
1857––44.2
1856––44.2
1855––44
1854––43.7
1853––43.2
1852––42.9
1851––42.4
1850––42
1849––42.3
1848––42.3
1847––42.2
1846––42.4
1845––42
1844––42.1
1843––42.1
1842––42.2
1841––42.1
1840––42.1
1839––42.1
1838––42.2
1837––42.2
1836––42.2
1835––42.2
1834––42.3
1833––42.2
1832––42.2
1831––42.2
1830––42.2
1829––42.1
1828––42.1
1827––42.1
1826––42.1
1825––42.1
1824––42.1
1823––42.1
1822––42.1
1821––42.1
1820––42.1
1819––42.2
1818––42.2
1817––42.2
1816––42.2
1815––42.2
1814––42.3
1813––42.3
1812––42.4
1811––42.4
1810––42.5
1809––42.5
1808––42.5
1807––42.5
1806––42.6
1805––42.6
1804––42.6
1803––42.6
1802––42.7
1801––42.7
1800––42.8

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
  • Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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