Senegal vs Viet Nam: Number of infant deaths
Senegal
15,406 deaths
in 2024
Viet Nam
16,438 deaths
in 2024
Senegal rank
42nd
Viet Nam rank
41st
Number of infant deaths over time
- Senegal
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 16,438 deaths against 15,406 deaths in Senegal, a difference of 1,032 deaths.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
Across all 60 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.
Senegal ranks 42nd and Viet Nam ranks 41st of 199 countries.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24,402 deaths | 88,018 deaths | 63,616 deaths | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 27,378 deaths | 92,954 deaths | 65,576 deaths | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 25,398 deaths | 80,724 deaths | 55,326 deaths | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 25,640 deaths | 50,830 deaths | 25,191 deaths | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 23,450 deaths | 27,183 deaths | 3,732 deaths | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 18,630 deaths | 24,683 deaths | 6,054 deaths | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 16,067 deaths | 18,494 deaths | 2,427 deaths | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Senegal or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 16,438 deaths against 15,406 deaths in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Senegal and Viet Nam?
- 1,032 deaths, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Viet Nam?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Senegal and Viet Nam rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Senegal ranks 42nd 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 .