Mexico vs Vietnam: Infant mortality rate by sex
Mexico
1.08 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Vietnam
1.05 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mexico rank
103rd
Vietnam rank
106th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Mexico
- Vietnam
How they compare
Mexico 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 Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 103rd and Vietnam ranks 106th of 199 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.19 deaths per 100 live births | 5.66 deaths per 100 live births | 2.54 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 1970s | 6.52 deaths per 100 live births | 5.2 deaths per 100 live births | 1.32 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 1980s | 4.41 deaths per 100 live births | 3.84 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5715 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 1990s | 2.8 deaths per 100 live births | 2.55 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2408 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 2000s | 1.8 deaths per 100 live births | 1.63 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1735 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 2010s | 1.37 deaths per 100 live births | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0253 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
| 2020s | 1.15 deaths per 100 live births | 1.12 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0207 deaths per 100 live births | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Mexico or Vietnam?
- Mexico, 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 Mexico and Vietnam?
- 0.03 deaths per 100 live births, with Mexico 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 rate by sex?
- Mexico ranks 103rd 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 .