Guinea vs Yemen: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region

Guinea
44,951 deaths
in 2023
Yemen
54,401 deaths
in 2023
Guinea rank
26th
Yemen rank
24th

Number of children who die before age 5, by world region over time

  • Guinea
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 54,401 deaths against 44,951 deaths in Guinea, a difference of 9,450 deaths.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.2 times Guinea's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.

Guinea ranks 26th and Yemen ranks 24th of 236 countries.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Yemen Difference Ahead
1950s 51,086 deaths 124,946 deaths 73,860 deaths Yemen
1960s 57,627 deaths 131,648 deaths 74,020 deaths Yemen
1970s 62,411 deaths 116,998 deaths 54,586 deaths Yemen
1980s 64,456 deaths 94,944 deaths 30,488 deaths Yemen
1990s 64,910 deaths 82,677 deaths 17,767 deaths Yemen
2000s 52,040 deaths 62,961 deaths 10,921 deaths Yemen
2010s 48,595 deaths 53,716 deaths 5,121 deaths Yemen
2020s 45,964 deaths 55,071 deaths 9,108 deaths Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, by world region, Guinea or Yemen?
Yemen, at 54,401 deaths against 44,951 deaths in Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between Guinea and Yemen?
9,450 deaths, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Yemen?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guinea and Yemen rank globally for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
Guinea ranks 26th and Yemen ranks 24th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
Unit
deaths
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.