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
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) β 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .