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, male. 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, male

United States of America

13,132

in 2024

Viet Nam

14,840

in 2024

United States of America rank

40th

Viet Nam rank

37th

Number of under-five deaths, male over time

United States of America
Viet Nam

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 14,840 against 13,132 in United States of America, a difference of 1,708.

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

Across all 56 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.

United States of America ranks 40th and Viet Nam ranks 37th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	United States of America	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1960s	51,090	87,904	36,814	Viet Nam
1970s	38,762	83,218	44,457	Viet Nam
1980s	28,111	66,862	38,751	Viet Nam
1990s	21,768	42,193	20,425	Viet Nam
2000s	18,048	22,660	4,612	Viet Nam
2010s	15,062	21,293	6,231	Viet Nam
2020s	13,279	16,557	3,278	Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, United States of America or Viet Nam?: Viet Nam, at 14,840 against 13,132 in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male between United States of America and Viet Nam?: 1,708, with Viet Nam 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, male?: United States of America ranks 40th and Viet Nam ranks 37th 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, male. 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, male
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 male children dying before reaching age five.