Stillbirth rate in Vietnam
Vietnam: Stillbirth rate was 0.6508 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in Vietnam, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 0.6508 deaths per 100 births for stillbirth rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Vietnam peaked at 1.21 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6508 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.
Vietnam ranks 119th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.03 deaths per 100 births | 0.9 deaths per 100 births | 1.21 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7745 deaths per 100 births | 0.6885 deaths per 100 births | 0.8789 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6621 deaths per 100 births | 0.6508 deaths per 100 births | 0.6756 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 116 Panama 0.6629 deaths per 100 births compare
- 117 Colombia 0.6594 deaths per 100 births compare
- 118 Cook Islands 0.6594 deaths per 100 births compare
- 120 British Virgin Islands 0.6502 deaths per 100 births compare
- 121 Peru 0.6487 deaths per 100 births compare
- 122 Mexico 0.6353 deaths per 100 births compare
More population data for Vietnam
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.5% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 3.95 million people (2100)
- Population density 292.59 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.5% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.9 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 19 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.9 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.9 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.7% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.91 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Vietnam?
- Stillbirth rate in Vietnam was 0.6508 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6508 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
- How does Vietnam rank for stillbirth rate?
- Vietnam ranks 119th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.