Afghanistan vs Yemen: Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre

Afghanistan
0.0108 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Yemen
0.0112 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
54th
Yemen rank
53rd

Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Yemen
0.020.040.060.080.1196219922023

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 0.0112 units per square kilometre against 0.0108 units per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0004 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Yemen ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 54th and Yemen ranks 53rd of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Yemen in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Yemen Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0632 units per square kilometre 0.0809 units per square kilometre 0.0177 units per square kilometre Yemen
1970s 0.0649 units per square kilometre 0.0639 units per square kilometre 0.001 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
1980s 0.065 units per square kilometre 0.0417 units per square kilometre 0.0233 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
1990s 0.0304 units per square kilometre 0.0312 units per square kilometre 0.0008 units per square kilometre Yemen
2000s 0.0254 units per square kilometre 0.0192 units per square kilometre 0.0062 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2010s 0.0155 units per square kilometre 0.0142 units per square kilometre 0.0012 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 0.0114 units per square kilometre 0.0125 units per square kilometre 0.0011 units per square kilometre Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Yemen?
Yemen, at 0.0112 units per square kilometre against 0.0108 units per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Yemen?
0.0004 units per square kilometre, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Yemen?
61 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Yemen rank globally for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 54th and Yemen ranks 53rd of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
196 places, 10,454 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.