Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, United States or Vietnam?

United States, at 10,553 against 9,245 in Vietnam as of 2024.

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

1,308, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Vietnam?

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 vs Vietnam: Number of under-five deaths, female

United States

10,553

in 2024

Vietnam

9,245

in 2024

United States rank

40th

Vietnam rank

43rd

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

United States
Vietnam

How they compare

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

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Vietnam's.

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

United States ranks 40th and Vietnam ranks 43rd of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, United States averaged higher in 1 and Vietnam in 6.

Head to head by decade

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

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, United States or Vietnam?: United States, at 10,553 against 9,245 in Vietnam as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between United States and Vietnam?: 1,308, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Vietnam?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
How do United States and Vietnam rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?: United States ranks 40th and Vietnam 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: 15 October 2026

Number of female children dying before reaching age five.