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

Viet Nam, at 11,993 deaths against 11,300 deaths in Senegal as of 2024.

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

693 deaths, with Viet Nam ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal 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.

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

Senegal

11,300 deaths

in 2024

Viet Nam

11,993 deaths

in 2024

Senegal rank

42nd

Viet Nam rank

41st

Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time

Senegal
Viet Nam

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 11,993 deaths against 11,300 deaths in Senegal, a difference of 693 deaths.

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

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

Senegal ranks 42nd 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	Senegal	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1970s	13,143 deaths	47,070 deaths	33,927 deaths	Viet Nam
1980s	13,102 deaths	46,898 deaths	33,797 deaths	Viet Nam
1990s	13,839 deaths	33,927 deaths	20,088 deaths	Viet Nam
2000s	13,513 deaths	19,014 deaths	5,501 deaths	Viet Nam
2010s	12,672 deaths	17,707 deaths	5,035 deaths	Viet Nam
2020s	11,660 deaths	13,424 deaths	1,764 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, Senegal or Viet Nam?: Viet Nam, at 11,993 deaths against 11,300 deaths in Senegal as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Senegal and Viet Nam?: 693 deaths, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Viet Nam?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Senegal and Viet Nam rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?: Senegal ranks 42nd 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 .