Myanmar vs Viet Nam: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
Myanmar
35,706 deaths
in 2023
Viet Nam
28,546 deaths
in 2023
Myanmar rank
32nd
Viet Nam rank
35th
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region over time
- Myanmar
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 35,706 deaths against 28,546 deaths in Viet Nam, a difference of 7,160 deaths.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.3 times Viet Nam's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Myanmar ahead.
Myanmar ranks 32nd and Viet Nam ranks 35th of 236 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 250,197 deaths | 142,333 deaths | 107,863 deaths | Myanmar |
| 1960s | 199,501 deaths | 139,649 deaths | 59,852 deaths | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 166,206 deaths | 143,644 deaths | 22,562 deaths | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 144,022 deaths | 113,945 deaths | 30,076 deaths | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 110,885 deaths | 70,330 deaths | 40,555 deaths | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 82,347 deaths | 37,707 deaths | 44,640 deaths | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 50,182 deaths | 35,420 deaths | 14,762 deaths | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 37,982 deaths | 30,120 deaths | 7,862 deaths | Myanmar |
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, Myanmar or Viet Nam?
- Myanmar, at 35,706 deaths against 28,546 deaths in Viet Nam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between Myanmar and Viet Nam?
- 7,160 deaths, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Viet Nam?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Myanmar and Viet Nam rank globally for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
- Myanmar ranks 32nd 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.