Mexico vs Viet Nam: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region

Mexico
25,454 deaths
in 2023
Viet Nam
28,546 deaths
in 2023
Mexico rank
38th
Viet Nam rank
35th

Number of children who die before age 5, by world region over time

  • Mexico
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 28,546 deaths against 25,454 deaths in Mexico, a difference of 3,092 deaths.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

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

Mexico ranks 38th and Viet Nam ranks 35th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 7 and Viet Nam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1950s 294,859 deaths 142,333 deaths 152,526 deaths Mexico
1960s 250,025 deaths 139,649 deaths 110,376 deaths Mexico
1970s 209,081 deaths 143,644 deaths 65,437 deaths Mexico
1980s 140,342 deaths 113,945 deaths 26,397 deaths Mexico
1990s 89,409 deaths 70,330 deaths 19,079 deaths Mexico
2000s 55,171 deaths 37,707 deaths 17,464 deaths Mexico
2010s 37,153 deaths 35,420 deaths 1,733 deaths Mexico
2020s 27,699 deaths 30,120 deaths 2,421 deaths Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, by world region, Mexico or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 28,546 deaths against 25,454 deaths in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between Mexico and Viet Nam?
3,092 deaths, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Viet Nam?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mexico and Viet Nam rank globally for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
Mexico ranks 38th and Viet Nam ranks 35th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
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

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