Cook Islands vs Viet Nam: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Cook Islands
0.0318 under-five deaths per woman
in 2021
Viet Nam
0.0333 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
97th
Viet Nam rank
94th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Cook Islands
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 0.0333 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0318 under-five deaths per woman in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.0015 under-five deaths per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 97th and Viet Nam ranks 94th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.8308 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7824 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0484 under-five deaths per woman | Cook Islands |
| 1960s | 0.5437 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6676 under-five deaths per woman | 0.124 under-five deaths per woman | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 0.1976 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5345 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3369 under-five deaths per woman | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 0.1022 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2696 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1674 under-five deaths per woman | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 0.0833 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1186 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0353 under-five deaths per woman | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 0.0451 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0521 under-five deaths per woman | 0.007 under-five deaths per woman | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 0.0329 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0419 under-five deaths per woman | 0.009 under-five deaths per woman | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 0.0322 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0375 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0053 under-five deaths per woman | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Cook Islands or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 0.0333 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0318 under-five deaths per woman in Cook Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Cook Islands and Viet Nam?
- 0.0015 under-five deaths per woman, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Viet Nam?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2021.
- How do Cook Islands and Viet Nam rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Cook Islands ranks 97th and Viet Nam ranks 94th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).