What is the difference in number of child deaths, per square kilometre between Viet Nam and Zimbabwe?

0.0005 deaths per square kilometre, with Zimbabwe ahead.

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

55 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Number of child deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Viet Nam vs Zimbabwe: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre

Viet Nam

0.081 deaths per square kilometre

in 2023

Zimbabwe

0.0815 deaths per square kilometre

in 2023

Viet Nam rank

53rd

Zimbabwe rank

52nd

Number of child deaths, per square kilometre over time

Viet Nam
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 0.0815 deaths per square kilometre against 0.081 deaths per square kilometre in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.0005 deaths per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Viet Nam ahead.

Viet Nam ranks 53rd and Zimbabwe ranks 52nd of 195 countries.

Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Viet Nam	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.4732 deaths per square kilometre	0.07 deaths per square kilometre	0.4032 deaths per square kilometre	Viet Nam
1970s	0.4442 deaths per square kilometre	0.0822 deaths per square kilometre	0.362 deaths per square kilometre	Viet Nam
1980s	0.3489 deaths per square kilometre	0.0853 deaths per square kilometre	0.2635 deaths per square kilometre	Viet Nam
1990s	0.2171 deaths per square kilometre	0.0912 deaths per square kilometre	0.1259 deaths per square kilometre	Viet Nam
2000s	0.1197 deaths per square kilometre	0.1045 deaths per square kilometre	0.0152 deaths per square kilometre	Viet Nam
2010s	0.1098 deaths per square kilometre	0.0814 deaths per square kilometre	0.0285 deaths per square kilometre	Viet Nam
2020s	0.0878 deaths per square kilometre	0.0788 deaths per square kilometre	0.009 deaths per square kilometre	Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, per square kilometre, Viet Nam or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 0.0815 deaths per square kilometre against 0.081 deaths per square kilometre in Viet Nam as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of child deaths, per square kilometre between Viet Nam and Zimbabwe?: 0.0005 deaths per square kilometre, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Viet Nam and Zimbabwe?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
How do Viet Nam and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of child deaths, per square kilometre?: Viet Nam ranks 53rd and Zimbabwe ranks 52nd of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Number of child deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre
Unit: deaths per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 195 places, 10,420 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 12 September 2026

Number of child deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.