Which has higher deaths by age group, Viet Nam or Zambia?

Zambia, at 35,250 deaths against 28,546 deaths in Viet Nam as of 2023.

What is the difference in deaths by age group between Viet Nam and Zambia?

6,704 deaths, with Zambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Viet Nam and Zambia?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deaths by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Viet Nam vs Zambia: Deaths by age group

Viet Nam

28,546 deaths

in 2023

Zambia

35,250 deaths

in 2023

Viet Nam rank

35th

Zambia rank

33rd

Deaths by age group over time

Viet Nam
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 35,250 deaths against 28,546 deaths in Viet Nam, a difference of 6,704 deaths.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Viet Nam's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Viet Nam ahead.

Viet Nam ranks 35th and Zambia ranks 33rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Viet Nam averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Viet Nam	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	142,333 deaths	28,269 deaths	114,064 deaths	Viet Nam
1960s	139,649 deaths	32,986 deaths	106,663 deaths	Viet Nam
1970s	143,644 deaths	38,290 deaths	105,355 deaths	Viet Nam
1980s	113,945 deaths	51,625 deaths	62,320 deaths	Viet Nam
1990s	70,330 deaths	68,414 deaths	1,916 deaths	Viet Nam
2000s	37,707 deaths	55,789 deaths	18,082 deaths	Zambia
2010s	35,420 deaths	41,739 deaths	6,319 deaths	Zambia
2020s	30,120 deaths	36,970 deaths	6,850 deaths	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths by age group, Viet Nam or Zambia?: Zambia, at 35,250 deaths against 28,546 deaths in Viet Nam as of 2023.
What is the difference in deaths by age group between Viet Nam and Zambia?: 6,704 deaths, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Viet Nam and Zambia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Viet Nam and Zambia rank globally for deaths by age group?: Viet Nam ranks 35th and Zambia ranks 33rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deaths by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deaths by age group
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.