Iraq vs Viet Nam: Number of youth deaths
Iraq
30,857 deaths
in 2024
Viet Nam
28,357 deaths
in 2024
Iraq rank
38th
Viet Nam rank
41st
Number of youth deaths over time
- Iraq
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 30,857 deaths against 28,357 deaths in Viet Nam, a difference of 2,500 deaths.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Viet Nam's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Iraq ranks 38th and Viet Nam ranks 41st of 199 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45,956 deaths | 84,819 deaths | 38,863 deaths | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 42,016 deaths | 45,110 deaths | 3,094 deaths | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 39,401 deaths | 39,302 deaths | 98.2 deaths | Iraq |
| 2020s | 32,158 deaths | 31,285 deaths | 873.8 deaths | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of youth deaths, Iraq or Viet Nam?
- Iraq, at 30,857 deaths against 28,357 deaths in Viet Nam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of youth deaths between Iraq and Viet Nam?
- 2,500 deaths, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Viet Nam?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Viet Nam rank globally for number of youth deaths?
- Iraq ranks 38th and Viet Nam ranks 41st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of youth deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.