Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, Sierra Leone or Viet Nam?

Viet Nam, at 6,806 against 6,254 in Sierra Leone as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Viet Nam?

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

Where does this data come from?

Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sierra Leone vs Viet Nam: Number of infant deaths, female

Sierra Leone

6,254

in 2024

Viet Nam

6,806

in 2024

Sierra Leone rank

43rd

Viet Nam rank

41st

Number of infant deaths, female over time

Sierra Leone
Viet Nam

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 6,806 against 6,254 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 552.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Viet Nam ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 43rd and Viet Nam ranks 41st of 197 countries.

Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sierra Leone	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1960s	8,480	37,799	29,319	Viet Nam
1970s	9,027	39,974	30,948	Viet Nam
1980s	10,239	33,966	23,728	Viet Nam
1990s	11,553	21,070	9,517	Viet Nam
2000s	11,097	11,163	66.5	Viet Nam
2010s	8,434	10,028	1,594	Viet Nam
2020s	6,595	7,617	1,021	Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, Sierra Leone or Viet Nam?: Viet Nam, at 6,806 against 6,254 in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, female between Sierra Leone and Viet Nam?: 552, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Viet Nam?: 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and Viet Nam rank globally for number of infant deaths, female?: Sierra Leone ranks 43rd and Viet Nam ranks 41st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant deaths, female
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 13,304 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.