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

Iraq, at 22,034 deaths against 20,959 deaths in Viet Nam as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq 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.

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

Iraq

22,034 deaths

in 2023

Viet Nam

20,959 deaths

in 2023

Iraq rank

34th

Viet Nam rank

36th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Iraq
Viet Nam

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 22,034 deaths against 20,959 deaths in Viet Nam, a difference of 1,075 deaths.

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

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

Iraq ranks 34th and Viet Nam ranks 36th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1950s	45,776 deaths	90,829 deaths	45,054 deaths	Viet Nam
1960s	38,541 deaths	87,539 deaths	48,998 deaths	Viet Nam
1970s	34,770 deaths	92,293 deaths	57,523 deaths	Viet Nam
1980s	31,314 deaths	79,215 deaths	47,901 deaths	Viet Nam
1990s	32,148 deaths	49,668 deaths	17,520 deaths	Viet Nam
2000s	31,109 deaths	27,883 deaths	3,226 deaths	Iraq
2010s	28,805 deaths	26,318 deaths	2,486 deaths	Iraq
2020s	22,880 deaths	22,148 deaths	731.75 deaths	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Iraq or Viet Nam?: Iraq, at 22,034 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 Iraq and Viet Nam?: 1,075 deaths, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Viet Nam?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Viet Nam rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Iraq ranks 34th 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.