How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Viet Nam?

60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Viet Nam: Number of infant deaths

Central African Republic

14,130

in 2024

Viet Nam

16,438

in 2024

Central African Republic rank

43rd

Viet Nam rank

41st

Number of infant deaths over time

Central African Republic
Viet Nam

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 16,438 against 14,130 in Central African Republic, a difference of 2,308.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.2 times Central African Republic's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Viet Nam ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 43rd and Viet Nam ranks 41st of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1960s	11,567	88,018	76,451	Viet Nam
1970s	11,626	92,954	81,328	Viet Nam
1980s	13,117	80,724	67,607	Viet Nam
1990s	14,956	50,830	35,875	Viet Nam
2000s	18,726	27,183	8,457	Viet Nam
2010s	17,646	24,683	7,037	Viet Nam
2020s	22,563	18,494	4,068	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Central African Republic or Viet Nam?: Viet Nam, at 16,438 against 14,130 in Central African Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Central African Republic and Viet Nam?: 2,308, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Viet Nam?: 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and Viet Nam rank globally for number of infant deaths?: Central African Republic ranks 43rd and Viet Nam ranks 41st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), 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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Indicator: Number of infant deaths
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 13,444 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.