Viet Nam vs Zambia: Number of infant deaths
Viet Nam
19,638.0%
in 2023
Zambia
20,899.0%
in 2023
Viet Nam rank
39th
Zambia rank
36th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Viet Nam
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 20,899.0% against 19,638.0% in Viet Nam, a difference of 1,261.0%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Viet Nam's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Viet Nam ranks 39th and Zambia ranks 36th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Viet Nam averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Viet Nam | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85,044.0% | 17,473.2% | 67,570.8% | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 90,975.3% | 19,748.8% | 71,226.5% | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 80,083.1% | 27,979.5% | 52,103.6% | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 50,273.5% | 38,823.8% | 11,449.7% | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 26,671.0% | 32,772.9% | 6,101.9% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 24,951.0% | 25,602.4% | 651.4% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 20,877.5% | 21,663.0% | 785.5% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Viet Nam or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 20,899.0% against 19,638.0% in Viet Nam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Viet Nam and Zambia?
- 1,261.0%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Viet Nam and Zambia?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do Viet Nam and Zambia rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Viet Nam ranks 39th and Zambia ranks 36th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing 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
The number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.