Timor-Leste vs Viet Nam: Death rate from drowning
Timor-Leste
7.71 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Viet Nam
7.88 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Timor-Leste rank
24th
Viet Nam rank
21st
Death rate from drowning over time
- Timor-Leste
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 7.88 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.71 deaths per 100,000 people in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Timor-Leste ahead.
Timor-Leste ranks 24th and Viet Nam ranks 21st of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Timor-Leste averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Timor-Leste | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.708 deaths per 100,000 people | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 9.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.804 deaths per 100,000 people | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 7.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from drowning, Timor-Leste or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 7.88 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.71 deaths per 100,000 people in Timor-Leste as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from drowning between Timor-Leste and Viet Nam?
- 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste and Viet Nam?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Timor-Leste and Viet Nam rank globally for death rate from drowning?
- Timor-Leste ranks 24th and Viet Nam ranks 21st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from drowning. 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 from drowning in both sexes, per 100,000 people.