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