Afghanistan vs Yemen: Number of child deaths by age

Afghanistan
6,793 deaths
in 2024
Yemen
5,678 deaths
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
34th
Yemen rank
37th

Number of child deaths by age over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Yemen
020.0k40.0k60.0k196219932024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 6,793 deaths against 5,678 deaths in Yemen, a difference of 1,115 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Yemen ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 34th and Yemen ranks 37th of 199 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Yemen in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Yemen Difference Ahead
1960s 41,252 deaths 42,728 deaths 1,476 deaths Yemen
1970s 42,326 deaths 33,728 deaths 8,598 deaths Afghanistan
1980s 42,388 deaths 22,032 deaths 20,356 deaths Afghanistan
1990s 19,850 deaths 16,466 deaths 3,384 deaths Afghanistan
2000s 16,582 deaths 10,162 deaths 6,420 deaths Afghanistan
2010s 10,087 deaths 7,520 deaths 2,568 deaths Afghanistan
2020s 7,308 deaths 6,400 deaths 908.2 deaths Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Afghanistan or Yemen?
Afghanistan, at 6,793 deaths against 5,678 deaths in Yemen as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Afghanistan and Yemen?
1,115 deaths, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Yemen?
62 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Yemen rank globally for number of child deaths by age?
Afghanistan ranks 34th and Yemen ranks 37th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of child deaths by age
Unit
deaths
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 11,992 data points, 1955–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .