United States vs Vietnam: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 5.3 per 1,000 live births in United States and 15.1 per 1,000 live births in Vietnam, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Vietnam, by 9.8 per 1,000 live births, or 2.85 times that in United States.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Vietnam has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, United States ranked 164 and Vietnam ranked 84 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts United States at 1 per 1,000 live births and Vietnam at 4 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	United States	Vietnam	World
2023	5.3	15.1	27.3
2022	5.4	15.3	28.2
2021	5.5	15.4	28.4
2020	5.3	15.6	28.7
2019	5.5	15.8	29.2
2018	5.6	16	29.7
2017	5.7	16.1	30.3
2016	5.8	16.3	31.1
2015	5.9	16.4	32.1
2014	5.8	16.6	32.9
2013	5.9	16.8	33.9
2012	6	16.9	35
2011	6	17.1	36.8
2010	6.2	17.3	37.7
2009	6.5	17.5	39.1
2008	6.8	17.8	40.4
2007	7	18.1	42
2006	7	18.4	43.7
2005	7	18.8	45.4
2004	6.9	19.3	47.2
2003	7	19.8	48.8
2002	7	20.5	50.6
2001	6.9	21.4	52.2
2000	7.2	22.2	53.7
1999	7.3	23.3	55.5
1998	7.5	24.3	57.1
1997	7.4	25.7	58.3
1996	7.6	26.9	59.6
1995	7.8	28.3	60.8
1994	8.2	29.9	62
1993	8.5	31.4	62.9
1992	8.7	33.1	64.1
1991	9.2	34.7	64.9
1990	9.7	36.2	64.9
1989	10.3	37.8	66.2
1988	10.2	39.2	68
1987	10.3	40.5	68.6
1986	10.4	41.7	70.8
1985	10.8	42.8	72.9
1984	10.9	43.8	74.6
1983	11.1	44.7	76.1
1982	11.5	45.6	76.6
1981	11.9	46.5	78.7
1980	12.7	47.5	80.6
1979	13.1	48.4	82.5
1978	13.6	49.4	84.7
1977	14.2	50.3	86.4
1976	15.1	51.2	88.1
1975	15.9	53.6	89.6
1974	16.8	63.1	90.9
1973	17.3	62.2	92.1
1972	17.8	67.9	93.6
1971	18.8	62.9	96.1
1970	20.9	64.1	96.9
1969	21.4	64.5	98.3
1968	22.1	67.7	100.2
1967	22.3	62.3	103.1
1966	23.4	62.5	104.9
1965	24.1	62.9	106.4
1964	24.8	63.2	106.1
1963	25.1	64.6	107.7
1962	25.2	64.1	110.2
1961	25.4	65.1	121.5
1960	26.4	67.1	131.8
1959	26.7	69.4	125.7
1958	27.4	71.8	117.7
1957	27.4	74.3	120
1956	27.3	76.8	121.9
1955	27.8	79.4	124.8
1954	28.5	85	127.7
1953	29.9	85.9	130.1
1952	31.2	88.4	132.7
1951	31.4	91.1	136
1950	31.7	93.8	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	United States	Vietnam	World
2024	4.94.1–5.9	14.712.1–18	26.9
2025	4.83.7–6.2	14.310.8–19.4	26.4
2026	4.73.4–6.4	1410.1–20.1	25.9
2027	4.53.3–6.6	13.69.4–20.9	25.4
2028	4.43.1–6.7	13.28.8–21.4	24.9
2029	4.32.9–6.9	12.98.3–21.6	24.5
2030	4.12.7–6.9	12.67.8–22.1	24
2031	42.6–7	12.47.6–22.4	23.6
2032	3.92.4–7	12.17.3–22.1	23.2
2033	3.82.4–7.1	11.87–22.8	22.8
2034	3.72.2–7.1	11.56.6–23.2	22.3
2035	3.62.1–7.1	11.36.3–22.9	21.9
2036	3.52–7	116.1–23.3	21.5
2037	3.42–7.2	10.75.8–22.6	21.1
2038	3.31.9–7.2	10.55.5–23	20.8
2039	3.31.8–7.1	10.25.3–22.7	20.4
2040	3.21.8–7.1	105.1–22.6	20
2041	3.11.7–7.1	9.74.9–22.5	19.7
2042	31.7–7	9.54.8–22	19.4
2043	31.6–7	9.34.6–22.1	19
2044	2.91.5–7	9.14.5–22.3	18.7
2045	2.81.5–6.7	8.94.3–21.6	18.4
2046	2.71.4–6.7	8.74.2–21.7	18.2
2047	2.71.4–6.6	8.54.1–22.3	17.9
2048	2.61.4–6.5	8.34–21.9	17.7
2049	2.61.3–6.5	8.13.9–21.8	17.5
2050	2.51.3–6.4	83.7–21.3	17.3
2051	2.41.2–6.3	7.83.6–21.4	17.1
2052	2.41.2–6.2	7.73.6–21.5	16.9
2053	2.31.2–6.2	7.53.4–21	16.7
2054	2.31.1–6.1	7.43.5–21.9	16.5
2055	2.21.1–6	7.33.4–21.5	16.3
2056	2.21–6	7.23.3–22	16.1
2057	2.11–5.8	73.2–22	15.9
2058	2.10.9–5.6	6.93.1–21.5	15.7
2059	2.10.9–5.7	6.83.1–20.8	15.5
2060	20.9–5.5	6.73–21	15.3
2061	20.9–5.6	6.62.9–20.6	15.1
2062	1.90.9–5.5	6.52.9–19.5	14.9
2063	1.90.8–5.4	6.42.9–20.3	14.7
2064	1.90.8–5.4	6.32.9–19.6	14.5
2065	1.80.8–5.4	6.22.8–19.6	14.3
2066	1.80.8–5.2	6.12.8–20.5	14.1
2067	1.80.8–5.1	62.7–19.9	13.9
2068	1.70.7–4.9	5.92.7–19.4	13.8
2069	1.70.7–4.9	5.82.7–19.4	13.6
2070	1.70.7–4.9	5.72.6–18.7	13.4
2071	1.60.6–4.9	5.72.6–18.9	13.2
2072	1.60.6–4.8	5.62.5–18.5	13
2073	1.60.6–4.9	5.52.4–18.1	12.9
2074	1.60.6–4.8	5.42.3–18.1	12.7
2075	1.50.6–4.8	5.42.3–17.8	12.6
2076	1.50.6–4.8	5.32.2–17.7	12.4
2077	1.50.6–4.8	5.22.2–17.7	12.3
2078	1.50.5–4.7	5.22.1–17.7	12.1
2079	1.40.5–4.7	5.12–17	12
2080	1.40.5–4.4	52–16.9	11.8
2081	1.40.5–4.5	52–16.3	11.7
2082	1.40.4–4.5	4.91.9–16	11.6
2083	1.30.4–4.3	4.81.8–15.7	11.5
2084	1.30.4–4.5	4.81.7–15.1	11.4
2085	1.30.4–4.4	4.71.7–14.6	11.3
2086	1.30.4–4.2	4.71.7–15.2	11.1
2087	1.30.4–4.2	4.61.6–15	11
2088	1.20.4–4.1	4.61.7–14.8	10.9
2089	1.20.3–4.1	4.51.6–14.5	10.8
2090	1.20.3–4	4.51.6–14.3	10.7
2091	1.20.3–4.1	4.41.6–14.2	10.6
2092	1.20.3–3.9	4.41.6–14	10.5
2093	1.10.3–4	4.31.5–14	10.4
2094	1.10.3–3.7	4.31.5–13.4	10.3
2095	1.10.2–3.7	4.21.5–13.5	10.1
2096	1.10.2–3.7	4.21.4–13.2	10
2097	1.10.2–3.6	4.11.4–13	9.9
2098	1.10.2–3.5	4.11.4–13	9.8
2099	10.2–3.4	41.4–13	9.7
2100	10.2–3.3	41.3–12.4	9.6

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Good to know

Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time