What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between United States of America and Viet Nam?

1,308, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and Viet Nam?

56 years are reported by both, from 1969 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

United States of America vs Viet Nam: Number of under-five deaths, female

United States of America

10,553

in 2024

Viet Nam

9,245

in 2024

United States of America rank

40th

Viet Nam rank

43rd

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

United States of America
Viet Nam

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 10,553 against 9,245 in Viet Nam, a difference of 1,308.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Viet Nam's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Viet Nam ahead.

United States of America ranks 40th and Viet Nam ranks 43rd of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, United States of America averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	United States of America	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1960s	37,895	66,108	28,213	Viet Nam
1970s	29,018	61,364	32,346	Viet Nam
1980s	21,392	46,693	25,300	Viet Nam
1990s	16,833	28,466	11,634	Viet Nam
2000s	14,068	14,646	577.4	Viet Nam
2010s	11,892	13,118	1,226	Viet Nam
2020s	10,659	10,268	390.8	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, United States of America or Viet Nam?: United States of America, at 10,553 against 9,245 in Viet Nam as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between United States of America and Viet Nam?: 1,308, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and Viet Nam?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
How do United States of America and Viet Nam rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?: United States of America ranks 40th and Viet Nam ranks 43rd 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of under-five 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, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of female children dying before reaching age five.