Seychelles vs Viet Nam: Infant mortality by sex
Seychelles
1.38 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Viet Nam
1.34 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Seychelles rank
98th
Viet Nam rank
101st
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Seychelles
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 1.38 deaths per 100 live births against 1.34 deaths per 100 live births in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Seychelles ahead.
Seychelles ranks 98th and Viet Nam ranks 101st of 199 countries.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Seychelles | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.39 deaths per 100 live births | 7.11 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7191 deaths per 100 live births | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 3.95 deaths per 100 live births | 6.49 deaths per 100 live births | 2.54 deaths per 100 live births | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 1.8 deaths per 100 live births | 4.98 deaths per 100 live births | 3.18 deaths per 100 live births | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | 3.4 deaths per 100 live births | 2.1 deaths per 100 live births | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 1.29 deaths per 100 live births | 2.16 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8762 deaths per 100 live births | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 1.4 deaths per 100 live births | 1.75 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3496 deaths per 100 live births | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 1.42 deaths per 100 live births | 1.44 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0161 deaths per 100 live births | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Seychelles or Viet Nam?
- Seychelles, at 1.38 deaths per 100 live births against 1.34 deaths per 100 live births in Viet Nam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Seychelles and Viet Nam?
- 0.04 deaths per 100 live births, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Viet Nam?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Seychelles and Viet Nam rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Seychelles ranks 98th and Viet Nam 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 .