Mexico vs Vietnam: Infant mortality by sex
Mexico
1.33 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Vietnam
1.34 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mexico rank
103rd
Vietnam rank
101st
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Mexico
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 1.34 deaths per 100 live births against 1.33 deaths per 100 live births in Mexico, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 103rd and Vietnam ranks 101st of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 5 and Vietnam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.69 deaths per 100 live births | 7.11 deaths per 100 live births | 2.59 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 1970s | 7.78 deaths per 100 live births | 6.49 deaths per 100 live births | 1.29 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 1980s | 5.35 deaths per 100 live births | 4.98 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3708 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 1990s | 3.44 deaths per 100 live births | 3.4 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0394 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 2000s | 2.23 deaths per 100 live births | 2.16 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0665 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 2010s | 1.68 deaths per 100 live births | 1.75 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0704 deaths per 100 live births | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 1.4 deaths per 100 live births | 1.44 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0411 deaths per 100 live births | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Mexico or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 1.34 deaths per 100 live births against 1.33 deaths per 100 live births in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Mexico and Vietnam?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Vietnam?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Vietnam rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Mexico ranks 103rd and Vietnam ranks 101st 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 Infant 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 one year, per 100 live births .