Iran vs Yemen: Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus
Iran
68
in 2015
Yemen
67
in 2015
Iran rank
47th
Yemen rank
48th
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus over time
- Iran
- Yemen
How they compare
Iran currently reports 68 against 67 in Yemen, a difference of 1.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 47th and Yemen ranks 48th of 194 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 129.3 | 230.2 | 100.9 | Yemen |
| 2010s | 76.5 | 153.67 | 77.17 | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus, Iran or Yemen?
- Iran, at 68 against 67 in Yemen as of 2015.
- What is the difference in child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus between Iran and Yemen?
- 1, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Yemen?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2015.
- How do Iran and Yemen rank globally for child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus?
- Iran ranks 47th and Yemen ranks 48th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated annual number of deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria in children under five. This is broken down by the type of disease caused by the bacteria. For example, 'meningitis' refers to the number of meningitis deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria.