Mexico vs Viet Nam: Number of child deaths
Mexico
26,500 deaths
in 2024
Viet Nam
24,085 deaths
in 2024
Mexico rank
37th
Viet Nam rank
39th
Number of child deaths over time
- Mexico
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 26,500 deaths against 24,085 deaths in Viet Nam, a difference of 2,415 deaths.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Viet Nam's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 37th and Viet Nam ranks 39th of 199 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 236,865 deaths | 154,012 deaths | 82,853 deaths | Mexico |
| 1970s | 207,998 deaths | 144,583 deaths | 63,415 deaths | Mexico |
| 1980s | 140,225 deaths | 113,555 deaths | 26,671 deaths | Mexico |
| 1990s | 88,381 deaths | 70,660 deaths | 17,722 deaths | Mexico |
| 2000s | 53,559 deaths | 37,306 deaths | 16,253 deaths | Mexico |
| 2010s | 37,771 deaths | 34,410 deaths | 3,361 deaths | Mexico |
| 2020s | 28,641 deaths | 26,825 deaths | 1,816 deaths | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Mexico or Viet Nam?
- Mexico, at 26,500 deaths against 24,085 deaths in Viet Nam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Mexico and Viet Nam?
- 2,415 deaths, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Viet Nam?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Viet Nam rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Mexico ranks 37th 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 .