Afghanistan vs Yemen: Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate
Afghanistan
3.0%
in 2023
Yemen
3.0%
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
12th
Yemen rank
10th
Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate over time
- Afghanistan
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 3.0% against 3.0% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Yemen ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 12th and Yemen ranks 10th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.5% | 1.8% | 0.3% | Yemen |
| 1960s | 2.1% | 2.5% | 0.3% | Yemen |
| 1970s | 2.6% | 3.3% | 0.6% | Yemen |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 3.9% | 1.3% | Yemen |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 0.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.2% | 0.4% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 0.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 3.0% | 0.1% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate, Afghanistan or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 3.0% against 3.0% in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate between Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 0.0%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Yemen rank globally for natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 12th and Yemen ranks 10th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.