Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Malawi or Viet Nam?

Viet Nam, at 28,546 deaths against 25,719 deaths in Malawi as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Malawi and Viet Nam?

2,827 deaths, with Viet Nam ahead.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malawi vs Viet Nam: Number of children who die before age 5

Malawi

25,719 deaths

in 2023

Viet Nam

28,546 deaths

in 2023

Malawi rank

37th

Viet Nam rank

35th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Malawi
Viet Nam

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 28,546 deaths against 25,719 deaths in Malawi, a difference of 2,827 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Viet Nam ahead.

Malawi ranks 37th and Viet Nam ranks 35th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Viet Nam in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1950s	61,118 deaths	142,333 deaths	81,215 deaths	Viet Nam
1960s	75,386 deaths	139,649 deaths	64,262 deaths	Viet Nam
1970s	81,802 deaths	143,644 deaths	61,842 deaths	Viet Nam
1980s	92,210 deaths	113,945 deaths	21,735 deaths	Viet Nam
1990s	99,600 deaths	70,330 deaths	29,270 deaths	Malawi
2000s	64,947 deaths	37,707 deaths	27,240 deaths	Malawi
2010s	36,782 deaths	35,420 deaths	1,362 deaths	Malawi
2020s	26,490 deaths	30,120 deaths	3,630 deaths	Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Malawi or Viet Nam?: Viet Nam, at 28,546 deaths against 25,719 deaths in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Malawi and Viet Nam?: 2,827 deaths, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Viet Nam?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Viet Nam rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Malawi ranks 37th and Viet Nam ranks 35th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.