North Korea vs Vietnam

North Korea vs Vietnam: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 1.7 per 100 live births in North Korea and 1.7 per 100 live births in Vietnam, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Vietnam, by 0.1 per 100 live births, or 1.04 times that in North Korea.

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

North Korea vs Vietnam: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 1.7 per 100 live births in North Korea and 1.7 per 100 live births in Vietnam, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Vietnam, by 0.1 per 100 live births, or 1.04 times that in North Korea.
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What the numbers say

  • Vietnam has been higher since 2024, when it overtook North Korea.
  • In 2024, North Korea ranked 90 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

YearNorth KoreaVietnamWorld
20241.71.73.7
20231.81.83.8
20221.81.84
20211.71.94
20201.723.9
20191.824
20181.82.14
20171.92.14.1
20162.12.14.2
20152.12.24.3
20142.32.24.4
20132.42.24.5
20122.62.34.7
20112.72.35
20102.92.35.1
200932.35.3
20083.12.45.5
20073.22.45.7
20063.32.56
20053.32.56.2
20043.42.66.6
20033.52.76.8
20029.82.87.1
20019.92.97.4
20001037.7
199910.23.27.9
199810.33.38.3
199710.53.58.4
199610.63.78.6
199510.83.98.8
19944.34.28.9
19934.34.49.1
19924.34.79.2
19914.24.99.3
19904.15.29.4
198945.49.5
19883.85.610
19873.85.99.9
19863.7610.3
19853.76.210.6
19843.76.410.9
19833.86.511.1
19823.96.711.2
19814.16.811.6
19804.2711.9
19794.47.211.9
19784.67.312.3
19774.87.512.6
197657.712.8
19755.37.913.1
19745.61113.3
19735.910.713.5
19726.212.213.7
19716.610.813.9
197071114.2
19697.511.114.6
19687.91215
19678.510.415.3
1966910.315.1
19659.510.315.1
19649.99.915.7
196310.410.916.2
196210.811.317
196111.211.718.8
196011.612.120.2
195912.112.519.9
195812.7–19.7
195713.4–20.5
195614.4–21.3
195515.5–22.3
195416.9–22.8
195321.8–23.3
195226.5–23.9
195140.5–24.3
195046.3–24.7
1949––24.9
1948––24.9
1947––25.5
1946––25.8
1945––26.7
1944––27.4
1943––27.7
1942––27.9
1941––27.8
1940––27.9
1939––28
1938––28.7
1937––28.8
1936––29.1
1935––29.5
1934––30.7
1933––30.5
1932––30.7
1931––31.4
1930––31.6
1929––32
1928––31.9
1927––31.9
1926––32.7
1925––32.4
1924––33.1
1923––33.1
1922––33.2
1921––34.2
1920––34.4
1919––35.7
1918––37.6
1917––35.3
1916––35.1
1915––35.3
1914––35.4
1913––35.1
1912––35.5
1911––36
1910––36.4
1909––36.6
1908––37.2
1907––37.4
1906––38.1
1905––38.8
1904––38.9
1903––39.5
1902––40.1
1901––40.8
1900––40.9
1899––40.8
1898––41.2
1897––41
1896––41.1
1895––41.3
1894––41.2
1893––41.2
1892––41.7
1891––41.3
1890––41.5
1889––41.2
1888––41
1887––41.1
1886––41.1
1885––41.2
1884––41.1
1883––41.4
1882––41.5
1881––41.1
1880––41.6
1879––41.1
1878––41.6
1877––41.2
1876––41.4
1875––41.5
1874––41.7
1873––41.8
1872––42.1
1871––42.2
1870––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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