Benin vs Viet Nam: Number of infant deaths
Benin
21,555 deaths
in 2024
Viet Nam
16,438 deaths
in 2024
Benin rank
38th
Viet Nam rank
41st
Number of infant deaths over time
- Benin
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Benin currently reports 21,555 deaths against 16,438 deaths in Viet Nam, a difference of 5,117 deaths.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.3 times Viet Nam's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Benin ranks 38th and Viet Nam ranks 41st of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19,044 deaths | 88,018 deaths | 68,974 deaths | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 19,944 deaths | 92,954 deaths | 73,010 deaths | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 22,161 deaths | 80,724 deaths | 58,563 deaths | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 23,531 deaths | 50,830 deaths | 27,300 deaths | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 23,957 deaths | 27,183 deaths | 3,226 deaths | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 24,438 deaths | 24,683 deaths | 244.9 deaths | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 22,271 deaths | 18,494 deaths | 3,777 deaths | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Benin or Viet Nam?
- Benin, at 21,555 deaths against 16,438 deaths in Viet Nam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Benin and Viet Nam?
- 5,117 deaths, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Viet Nam?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Viet Nam rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Benin ranks 38th 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 infant 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 1 .