Tuvalu vs Viet Nam: Child mortality by sex
Tuvalu
2.12 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Viet Nam
2.03 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Tuvalu rank
76th
Viet Nam rank
79th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Tuvalu
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 2.12 deaths per 100 live births against 2.03 deaths per 100 live births in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.09 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Tuvalu ranks 76th and Viet Nam ranks 79th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Tuvalu averaged higher in 5 and Viet Nam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tuvalu | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.25 deaths per 100 live births | 11.95 deaths per 100 live births | 2.3 deaths per 100 live births | Tuvalu |
| 1970s | 9.55 deaths per 100 live births | 10.42 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8699 deaths per 100 live births | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 6.47 deaths per 100 live births | 7.15 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6829 deaths per 100 live births | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 5.51 deaths per 100 live births | 4.75 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7606 deaths per 100 live births | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 4.24 deaths per 100 live births | 3.07 deaths per 100 live births | 1.16 deaths per 100 live births | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 2.96 deaths per 100 live births | 2.55 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4078 deaths per 100 live births | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 2.27 deaths per 100 live births | 2.16 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1109 deaths per 100 live births | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Tuvalu or Viet Nam?
- Tuvalu, at 2.12 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 Tuvalu and Viet Nam?
- 0.09 deaths per 100 live births, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tuvalu and Viet Nam?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Tuvalu and Viet Nam rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Tuvalu ranks 76th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .