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

Viet Nam, at 11,993 deaths against 8,890 deaths in Burundi as of 2024.

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

3,103 deaths, with Viet Nam ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi 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.

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

Burundi

8,890 deaths

in 2024

Viet Nam

11,993 deaths

in 2024

Burundi rank

43rd

Viet Nam rank

41st

Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time

Burundi
Viet Nam

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 11,993 deaths against 8,890 deaths in Burundi, a difference of 3,103 deaths.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.3 times Burundi's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 43rd 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	Burundi	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1970s	9,191 deaths	47,070 deaths	37,879 deaths	Viet Nam
1980s	10,069 deaths	46,898 deaths	36,829 deaths	Viet Nam
1990s	10,008 deaths	33,927 deaths	23,918 deaths	Viet Nam
2000s	11,148 deaths	19,014 deaths	7,865 deaths	Viet Nam
2010s	10,894 deaths	17,707 deaths	6,813 deaths	Viet Nam
2020s	9,096 deaths	13,424 deaths	4,328 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, Burundi or Viet Nam?: Viet Nam, at 11,993 deaths against 8,890 deaths in Burundi as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Burundi and Viet Nam?: 3,103 deaths, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Viet Nam?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Viet Nam rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?: Burundi ranks 43rd 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 .