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