Brazil vs Viet Nam: Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care
Brazil
1.23 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Viet Nam
1.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Brazil rank
99th
Viet Nam rank
102nd
Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care over time
- Brazil
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1.23 per 1,000 live births against 1.2 per 1,000 live births in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.03 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 99th and Viet Nam ranks 102nd of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and Viet Nam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.97 per 1,000 live births | 6.4 per 1,000 live births | 4.57 per 1,000 live births | Brazil |
| 1970s | 9.17 per 1,000 live births | 5.87 per 1,000 live births | 3.3 per 1,000 live births | Brazil |
| 1980s | 6.43 per 1,000 live births | 4.42 per 1,000 live births | 2.01 per 1,000 live births | Brazil |
| 1990s | 4.13 per 1,000 live births | 2.99 per 1,000 live births | 1.14 per 1,000 live births | Brazil |
| 2000s | 2.22 per 1,000 live births | 1.91 per 1,000 live births | 0.314 per 1,000 live births | Brazil |
| 2010s | 1.42 per 1,000 live births | 1.55 per 1,000 live births | 0.131 per 1,000 live births | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 1.26 per 1,000 live births | 1.29 per 1,000 live births | 0.03 per 1,000 live births | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care, Brazil or Viet Nam?
- Brazil, at 1.23 per 1,000 live births against 1.2 per 1,000 live births in Viet Nam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care between Brazil and Viet Nam?
- 0.03 per 1,000 live births, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Viet Nam?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Viet Nam rank globally for infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care?
- Brazil ranks 99th and Viet Nam ranks 102nd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality is defined as the share of newborns who die in the first year of life. This is measured against the share of pregnant women who receive prenatal care.