Liberia vs Yemen: Number of child deaths by age
Liberia
3,842 deaths
in 2024
Yemen
5,678 deaths
in 2024
Liberia rank
40th
Yemen rank
37th
Number of child deaths by age over time
- Liberia
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 5,678 deaths against 3,842 deaths in Liberia, a difference of 1,836 deaths.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.5 times Liberia's.
Across all 62 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
Liberia ranks 40th and Yemen ranks 37th of 199 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,430 deaths | 42,728 deaths | 36,297 deaths | Yemen |
| 1970s | 6,948 deaths | 33,728 deaths | 26,779 deaths | Yemen |
| 1980s | 8,879 deaths | 22,032 deaths | 13,154 deaths | Yemen |
| 1990s | 9,384 deaths | 16,466 deaths | 7,082 deaths | Yemen |
| 2000s | 6,058 deaths | 10,162 deaths | 4,105 deaths | Yemen |
| 2010s | 4,508 deaths | 7,520 deaths | 3,011 deaths | Yemen |
| 2020s | 3,944 deaths | 6,400 deaths | 2,456 deaths | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Liberia or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 5,678 deaths against 3,842 deaths in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Liberia and Yemen?
- 1,836 deaths, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Yemen?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
- How do Liberia and Yemen rank globally for number of child deaths by age?
- Liberia ranks 40th 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .