Data Finding

Vietnam, in full referred to as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, is a country in East Asia. The World Bank classifies it in the lower middle income group and classified as a third world nation. From the World Bank website, the population is reported to be 96,462,106. The life expectancy at birth is 75.3 in 2018. The mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) is 20. The website does not have any information on Vietnam relating to COVID-19.

The CDC website presents key information on travelers going to Vietnam regarding COVID-19. It classifies the nation as a low risk area but recommends full vaccination for travelers. Regarding the population, it presents the size of Vietnam as 95,540,800 (in 2017) and a per capita income of $6,450. The life expectancy at birth is recorded as F 76/M 71 years, and Infant mortality rate stands at 15/1,000 live births.

The World Health Organization presents Vietnam as having 94 569 000 people in 2016, with a 69/78 Life expectancy at birth m/f in 2019, and the total expenditure on health as % of GDP in 2014 as being 7.07. The website reports that there are 2824 confirmed cases of COVID with 35 deaths in the last 24 hours as at 23rd April.

The information in each site is different. The dates used to report key data and facts, such as population size or life expectancy rates are different. The reporting style of every website is also dissimilar with the CDC preferring a reporting style, the World Bank using figures and charts, and the World Health Organization combining these two style in reporting. Possible explanations for discrepancies in posted information between sites include the fact that the data collection techniques are different as well as the date and time some of the information were posted.