Cambodia vs Viet Nam: Child mortality by sex
Cambodia
2.04 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Viet Nam
2.03 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Cambodia rank
78th
Viet Nam rank
79th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Cambodia
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 2.04 deaths per 100 live births against 2.03 deaths per 100 live births in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 49 years both countries report, Cambodia has been ahead every year.
Cambodia ranks 78th and Viet Nam ranks 79th of 199 countries.
Cambodia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.64 deaths per 100 live births | 8.46 deaths per 100 live births | 38.18 deaths per 100 live births | Cambodia |
| 1980s | 14.08 deaths per 100 live births | 7.15 deaths per 100 live births | 6.93 deaths per 100 live births | Cambodia |
| 1990s | 12.51 deaths per 100 live births | 4.75 deaths per 100 live births | 7.76 deaths per 100 live births | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 7.75 deaths per 100 live births | 3.07 deaths per 100 live births | 4.68 deaths per 100 live births | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 3.52 deaths per 100 live births | 2.55 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9644 deaths per 100 live births | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 2.22 deaths per 100 live births | 2.16 deaths per 100 live births | 0.061 deaths per 100 live births | Cambodia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Cambodia or Viet Nam?
- Cambodia, at 2.04 deaths per 100 live births against 2.03 deaths per 100 live births in Viet Nam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Cambodia and Viet Nam?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Viet Nam?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Cambodia and Viet Nam rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Cambodia ranks 78th and Viet Nam ranks 79th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .