Iraq vs Viet Nam: Number of child deaths
Iraq
25,396 deaths
in 2024
Viet Nam
24,085 deaths
in 2024
Iraq rank
38th
Viet Nam rank
39th
Number of child deaths over time
- Iraq
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 25,396 deaths against 24,085 deaths in Viet Nam, a difference of 1,311 deaths.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Viet Nam's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Iraq ranks 38th and Viet Nam ranks 39th of 199 countries.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48,374 deaths | 154,012 deaths | 105,638 deaths | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 43,603 deaths | 144,583 deaths | 100,980 deaths | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 39,777 deaths | 113,555 deaths | 73,778 deaths | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 40,216 deaths | 70,660 deaths | 30,443 deaths | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 37,258 deaths | 37,306 deaths | 48.4 deaths | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 33,950 deaths | 34,410 deaths | 460 deaths | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 26,554 deaths | 26,825 deaths | 271.2 deaths | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Iraq or Viet Nam?
- Iraq, at 25,396 deaths against 24,085 deaths in Viet Nam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Iraq and Viet Nam?
- 1,311 deaths, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Viet Nam?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Viet Nam rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Iraq ranks 38th and Viet Nam ranks 39th 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 child deaths. 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 children aged under 5 .