Brazil vs Vietnam: Infant mortality rate by sex
Brazil
1.08 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Vietnam
1.05 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Brazil rank
104th
Vietnam rank
106th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Brazil
- Vietnam
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1.08 deaths per 100 live births against 1.05 deaths per 100 live births in Vietnam, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 104th and Vietnam ranks 106th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and Vietnam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.71 deaths per 100 live births | 5.66 deaths per 100 live births | 4.06 deaths per 100 live births | Brazil |
| 1970s | 8.12 deaths per 100 live births | 5.2 deaths per 100 live births | 2.91 deaths per 100 live births | Brazil |
| 1980s | 5.75 deaths per 100 live births | 3.84 deaths per 100 live births | 1.91 deaths per 100 live births | Brazil |
| 1990s | 3.66 deaths per 100 live births | 2.55 deaths per 100 live births | 1.11 deaths per 100 live births | Brazil |
| 2000s | 1.95 deaths per 100 live births | 1.63 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3237 deaths per 100 live births | Brazil |
| 2010s | 1.25 deaths per 100 live births | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0895 deaths per 100 live births | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 1.11 deaths per 100 live births | 1.12 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0155 deaths per 100 live births | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Brazil or Vietnam?
- Brazil, at 1.08 deaths per 100 live births against 1.05 deaths per 100 live births in Vietnam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Brazil and Vietnam?
- 0.03 deaths per 100 live births, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Vietnam?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Vietnam rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Brazil ranks 104th and Vietnam ranks 106th 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 rate 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 female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .