Nepal vs Viet Nam: Number of neonatal deaths by region
Nepal
8,589
in 2024
Viet Nam
11,993
in 2024
Nepal rank
44th
Viet Nam rank
41st
Number of neonatal deaths by region over time
- Nepal
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 11,993 against 8,589 in Nepal, a difference of 3,404.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.4 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 44th and Viet Nam ranks 41st of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 3 and Viet Nam in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47,656 | 47,070 | 585.6 | Nepal |
| 1980s | 46,095 | 46,898 | 803.4 | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 38,497 | 33,927 | 4,570 | Nepal |
| 2000s | 23,449 | 19,014 | 4,435 | Nepal |
| 2010s | 14,293 | 17,707 | 3,414 | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 9,564 | 13,424 | 3,860 | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Nepal or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 11,993 against 8,589 in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Nepal and Viet Nam?
- 3,404, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Viet Nam?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Viet Nam rank globally for number of neonatal deaths by region?
- Nepal ranks 44th and Viet Nam ranks 41st of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of neonates – babies under 28 days old – who die each year.