Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Benin or Viet Nam?

Benin, at 13,130 deaths against 11,993 deaths in Viet Nam as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Benin and Viet Nam?

1,137 deaths, with Benin ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Viet Nam?

50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Viet Nam: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths

Benin

13,130 deaths

in 2024

Viet Nam

11,993 deaths

in 2024

Benin rank

40th

Viet Nam rank

41st

Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time

Benin
Viet Nam

How they compare

Benin currently reports 13,130 deaths against 11,993 deaths in Viet Nam, a difference of 1,137 deaths.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Viet Nam's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Viet Nam ahead.

Benin ranks 40th and Viet Nam ranks 41st of 199 countries.

Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1970s	9,114 deaths	47,070 deaths	37,956 deaths	Viet Nam
1980s	10,228 deaths	46,898 deaths	36,670 deaths	Viet Nam
1990s	11,208 deaths	33,927 deaths	22,719 deaths	Viet Nam
2000s	12,126 deaths	19,014 deaths	6,888 deaths	Viet Nam
2010s	13,643 deaths	17,707 deaths	4,064 deaths	Viet Nam
2020s	13,307 deaths	13,424 deaths	116.8 deaths	Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Benin or Viet Nam?: Benin, at 13,130 deaths against 11,993 deaths in Viet Nam as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Benin and Viet Nam?: 1,137 deaths, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Viet Nam?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Benin and Viet Nam rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?: Benin ranks 40th and Viet Nam ranks 41st 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 Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,164 data points, 1952–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .