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

Viet Nam, at 20,959 deaths against 19,533 deaths in Malawi as of 2023.

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

1,426 deaths, with Viet Nam ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi 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.

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

Malawi

19,533 deaths

in 2023

Viet Nam

20,959 deaths

in 2023

Malawi rank

38th

Viet Nam rank

36th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Malawi
Viet Nam

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 20,959 deaths against 19,533 deaths in Malawi, a difference of 1,426 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Viet Nam ahead.

Malawi ranks 38th and Viet Nam ranks 36th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1950s	29,739 deaths	90,829 deaths	61,090 deaths	Viet Nam
1960s	38,041 deaths	87,539 deaths	49,498 deaths	Viet Nam
1970s	43,886 deaths	92,293 deaths	48,407 deaths	Viet Nam
1980s	53,168 deaths	79,215 deaths	26,047 deaths	Viet Nam
1990s	59,981 deaths	49,668 deaths	10,313 deaths	Malawi
2000s	44,211 deaths	27,883 deaths	16,328 deaths	Malawi
2010s	27,062 deaths	26,318 deaths	743.5 deaths	Malawi
2020s	20,151 deaths	22,148 deaths	1,997 deaths	Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Malawi or Viet Nam?: Viet Nam, at 20,959 deaths against 19,533 deaths in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Malawi and Viet Nam?: 1,426 deaths, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Viet Nam?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Viet Nam rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Malawi ranks 38th 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.