Sudan vs Vietnam
Sudan vs Vietnam: Child mortality
Child mortality in 2024: 6.2 per 100 live births in Sudan and 1.7 per 100 live births in Vietnam, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Sudan, by 4.4 per 100 live births, or 3.56 times that in Vietnam.
deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME
What the numbers say
- Sudan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1959.
- In 2024, Sudan ranked 20 and Vietnam ranked 85 of 200 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.
Every year
deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME
| Year | Sudan | Vietnam | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.2 | 1.7 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 6.3 | 1.8 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 4 |
| 2021 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 4 |
| 2020 | 5.4 | 2 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | 5.6 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 5.8 | 2.1 | 4 |
| 2017 | 6 | 2.1 | 4.1 |
| 2016 | 6.2 | 2.1 | 4.2 |
| 2015 | 6.4 | 2.2 | 4.3 |
| 2014 | 6.5 | 2.2 | 4.4 |
| 2013 | 6.7 | 2.2 | 4.5 |
| 2012 | 6.9 | 2.3 | 4.7 |
| 2011 | 7.1 | 2.3 | 5 |
| 2010 | 7.3 | 2.3 | 5.1 |
| 2009 | 7.6 | 2.3 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | 7.8 | 2.4 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | 8 | 2.4 | 5.7 |
| 2006 | 8.3 | 2.5 | 6 |
| 2005 | 9.9 | 2.5 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | 10.1 | 2.6 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | 9.2 | 2.7 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | 9.5 | 2.8 | 7.1 |
| 2001 | 9.9 | 2.9 | 7.4 |
| 2000 | 10.2 | 3 | 7.7 |
| 1999 | 10.5 | 3.2 | 7.9 |
| 1998 | 14.8 | 3.3 | 8.3 |
| 1997 | 11.2 | 3.5 | 8.4 |
| 1996 | 11.5 | 3.7 | 8.6 |
| 1995 | 11.8 | 3.9 | 8.8 |
| 1994 | 12.1 | 4.2 | 8.9 |
| 1993 | 12.3 | 4.4 | 9.1 |
| 1992 | 12.6 | 4.7 | 9.2 |
| 1991 | 12.8 | 4.9 | 9.3 |
| 1990 | 13.1 | 5.2 | 9.4 |
| 1989 | 13.3 | 5.4 | 9.5 |
| 1988 | 29.7 | 5.6 | 10 |
| 1987 | 13.8 | 5.9 | 9.9 |
| 1986 | 13.9 | 6 | 10.3 |
| 1985 | 17.8 | 6.2 | 10.6 |
| 1984 | 18.1 | 6.4 | 10.9 |
| 1983 | 18.3 | 6.5 | 11.1 |
| 1982 | 14.5 | 6.7 | 11.2 |
| 1981 | 14.7 | 6.8 | 11.6 |
| 1980 | 14.8 | 7 | 11.9 |
| 1979 | 14.9 | 7.2 | 11.9 |
| 1978 | 15 | 7.3 | 12.3 |
| 1977 | 15.1 | 7.5 | 12.6 |
| 1976 | 15.3 | 7.7 | 12.8 |
| 1975 | 15.4 | 7.9 | 13.1 |
| 1974 | 15.5 | 11 | 13.3 |
| 1973 | 15.6 | 10.7 | 13.5 |
| 1972 | 15.7 | 12.2 | 13.7 |
| 1971 | 15.8 | 10.8 | 13.9 |
| 1970 | 15.9 | 11 | 14.2 |
| 1969 | 16 | 11.1 | 14.6 |
| 1968 | 16.1 | 12 | 15 |
| 1967 | 16.3 | 10.4 | 15.3 |
| 1966 | 16.5 | 10.3 | 15.1 |
| 1965 | 16.7 | 10.3 | 15.1 |
| 1964 | 16.9 | 9.9 | 15.7 |
| 1963 | 17.1 | 10.9 | 16.2 |
| 1962 | 17.4 | 11.3 | 17 |
| 1961 | 17.6 | 11.7 | 18.8 |
| 1960 | 17.9 | 12.1 | 20.2 |
| 1959 | 18.2 | 12.5 | 19.9 |
| 1958 | 18.5 | – | 19.7 |
| 1957 | 18.8 | – | 20.5 |
| 1956 | 19.1 | – | 21.3 |
| 1955 | 19.4 | – | 22.3 |
| 1954 | 19.7 | – | 22.8 |
| 1953 | 20 | – | 23.3 |
| 1952 | – | – | 23.9 |
| 1951 | – | – | 24.3 |
| 1950 | – | – | 24.7 |
| 1949 | – | – | 24.9 |
| 1948 | – | – | 24.9 |
| 1947 | – | – | 25.5 |
| 1946 | – | – | 25.8 |
| 1945 | – | – | 26.7 |
| 1944 | – | – | 27.4 |
| 1943 | – | – | 27.7 |
| 1942 | – | – | 27.9 |
| 1941 | – | – | 27.8 |
| 1940 | – | – | 27.9 |
| 1939 | – | – | 28 |
| 1938 | – | – | 28.7 |
| 1937 | – | – | 28.8 |
| 1936 | – | – | 29.1 |
| 1935 | – | – | 29.5 |
| 1934 | – | – | 30.7 |
| 1933 | – | – | 30.5 |
| 1932 | – | – | 30.7 |
| 1931 | – | – | 31.4 |
| 1930 | – | – | 31.6 |
| 1929 | – | – | 32 |
| 1928 | – | – | 31.9 |
| 1927 | – | – | 31.9 |
| 1926 | – | – | 32.7 |
| 1925 | – | – | 32.4 |
| 1924 | – | – | 33.1 |
| 1923 | – | – | 33.1 |
| 1922 | – | – | 33.2 |
| 1921 | – | – | 34.2 |
| 1920 | – | – | 34.4 |
| 1919 | – | – | 35.7 |
| 1918 | – | – | 37.6 |
| 1917 | – | – | 35.3 |
| 1916 | – | – | 35.1 |
| 1915 | – | – | 35.3 |
| 1914 | – | – | 35.4 |
| 1913 | – | – | 35.1 |
| 1912 | – | – | 35.5 |
| 1911 | – | – | 36 |
| 1910 | – | – | 36.4 |
| 1909 | – | – | 36.6 |
| 1908 | – | – | 37.2 |
| 1907 | – | – | 37.4 |
| 1906 | – | – | 38.1 |
| 1905 | – | – | 38.8 |
| 1904 | – | – | 38.9 |
| 1903 | – | – | 39.5 |
| 1902 | – | – | 40.1 |
| 1901 | – | – | 40.8 |
| 1900 | – | – | 40.9 |
| 1899 | – | – | 40.8 |
| 1898 | – | – | 41.2 |
| 1897 | – | – | 41 |
| 1896 | – | – | 41.1 |
| 1895 | – | – | 41.3 |
| 1894 | – | – | 41.2 |
| 1893 | – | – | 41.2 |
| 1892 | – | – | 41.7 |
| 1891 | – | – | 41.3 |
| 1890 | – | – | 41.5 |
| 1889 | – | – | 41.2 |
| 1888 | – | – | 41 |
| 1887 | – | – | 41.1 |
| 1886 | – | – | 41.1 |
| 1885 | – | – | 41.2 |
| 1884 | – | – | 41.1 |
| 1883 | – | – | 41.4 |
| 1882 | – | – | 41.5 |
| 1881 | – | – | 41.1 |
| 1880 | – | – | 41.6 |
| 1879 | – | – | 41.1 |
| 1878 | – | – | 41.6 |
| 1877 | – | – | 41.2 |
| 1876 | – | – | 41.4 |
| 1875 | – | – | 41.5 |
| 1874 | – | – | 41.7 |
| 1873 | – | – | 41.8 |
| 1872 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1871 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1870 | – | – | 41.9 |
| 1869 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1868 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1867 | – | – | 42 |
| 1866 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1865 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1864 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1863 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1862 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1861 | – | – | 42.9 |
| 1860 | – | – | 42.9 |
| 1859 | – | – | 43.7 |
| 1858 | – | – | 43.8 |
| 1857 | – | – | 44.2 |
| 1856 | – | – | 44.2 |
| 1855 | – | – | 44 |
| 1854 | – | – | 43.7 |
| 1853 | – | – | 43.2 |
| 1852 | – | – | 42.9 |
| 1851 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1850 | – | – | 42 |
| 1849 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1848 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1847 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1846 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1845 | – | – | 42 |
| 1844 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1843 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1842 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1841 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1840 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1839 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1838 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1837 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1836 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1835 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1834 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1833 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1832 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1831 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1830 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1829 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1828 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1827 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1826 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1825 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1824 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1823 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1822 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1821 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1820 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1819 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1818 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1817 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1816 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1815 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1814 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1813 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1812 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1811 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1810 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1809 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1808 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1807 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1806 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1805 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1804 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1803 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1802 | – | – | 42.7 |
| 1801 | – | – | 42.7 |
| 1800 | – | – | 42.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
- Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Sudan vs Vietnam
Health
- Life expectancySudan: 66.3 years in 2023Vietnam: 74.6 years in 2023
- Infant mortalitySudan: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Vietnam: 15.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSudan: 3.78% in 2017Vietnam: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateSudan: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017Vietnam: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSudan: 50 million people in 2023Vietnam: 100 million people in 2023
- Population growthSudan: 0.02% a year in 2023Vietnam: 0.64% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSudan: 4.32 births per woman in 2023Vietnam: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSudan: 34.9% in 2025Vietnam: 38.8% in 2025
- Median ageSudan: 18.3 years in 2023Vietnam: 32.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSudan: 3.2% in 2023Vietnam: 8.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateSudan: -27 per 1,000 people in 2023Vietnam: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021Vietnam: 2.15% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSudan: $2.77B in 2021Vietnam: $10.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personSudan: $8 in 2021Vietnam: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSudan: 9.5% of government spending in 2021Vietnam: 9.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSudan: 144,000 people in 2020Vietnam: 522,000 people in 2020
- National powerSudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022Vietnam: 1.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSudan: 1.34% of the labour force in 2020Vietnam: 0.95% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSudan: 57 million TIV in 2025Vietnam: 177 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSudan: 11 million TIV in 2013Vietnam: 10 million TIV in 2018