Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Benin or Viet Nam?

Benin, at 24,959 deaths against 20,959 deaths in Viet Nam as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Benin and Viet Nam?

4,000 deaths, with Benin ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin 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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Viet Nam: Number of infants who die before age 1

Benin

24,959 deaths

in 2023

Viet Nam

20,959 deaths

in 2023

Benin rank

33rd

Viet Nam rank

36th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Benin
Viet Nam

How they compare

Benin currently reports 24,959 deaths against 20,959 deaths in Viet Nam, a difference of 4,000 deaths.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.2 times Viet Nam's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Viet Nam ahead.

Benin ranks 33rd and Viet Nam ranks 36th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1950s	19,780 deaths	90,829 deaths	71,049 deaths	Viet Nam
1960s	21,722 deaths	87,539 deaths	65,817 deaths	Viet Nam
1970s	22,394 deaths	92,293 deaths	69,899 deaths	Viet Nam
1980s	24,267 deaths	79,215 deaths	54,948 deaths	Viet Nam
1990s	25,494 deaths	49,668 deaths	24,174 deaths	Viet Nam
2000s	26,246 deaths	27,883 deaths	1,637 deaths	Viet Nam
2010s	27,274 deaths	26,318 deaths	956.3 deaths	Benin
2020s	25,442 deaths	22,148 deaths	3,294 deaths	Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Benin or Viet Nam?: Benin, at 24,959 deaths against 20,959 deaths in Viet Nam as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Benin and Viet Nam?: 4,000 deaths, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Viet Nam?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Benin and Viet Nam rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Benin ranks 33rd and Viet Nam ranks 36th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
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 at birth.