Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, Viet Nam or Zimbabwe?

Zimbabwe, at 17,703 against 14,840 in Viet Nam as of 2024.

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

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.

Viet Nam vs Zimbabwe: Number of under-five deaths, male

Viet Nam

14,840

in 2024

Zimbabwe

17,703

in 2024

Viet Nam rank

37th

Zimbabwe rank

35th

Number of under-five deaths, male over time

Viet Nam
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 17,703 against 14,840 in Viet Nam, a difference of 2,863.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Viet Nam's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Viet Nam ahead.

Viet Nam ranks 37th and Zimbabwe ranks 35th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Viet Nam averaged higher in 6 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Viet Nam	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1960s	87,904	14,629	73,275	Viet Nam
1970s	83,218	17,313	65,906	Viet Nam
1980s	66,862	18,152	48,710	Viet Nam
1990s	42,193	19,156	23,037	Viet Nam
2000s	22,660	22,035	624.9	Viet Nam
2010s	21,293	17,460	3,832	Viet Nam
2020s	16,557	17,115	558	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, Viet Nam or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 17,703 against 14,840 in Viet Nam as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male between Viet Nam and Zimbabwe?: 2,863, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Viet Nam and Zimbabwe?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
How do Viet Nam and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of under-five deaths, male?: Viet Nam ranks 37th and Zimbabwe ranks 35th 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.