Palestine, State of vs Yemen: Child mortality rate

Palestine, State of
3.79 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Yemen
3.81 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Palestine, State of rank
45th
Yemen rank
44th

Child mortality rate over time

  • Palestine, State of
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 3.81 deaths per 100 live births against 3.79 deaths per 100 live births in Palestine, State of, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Yemen ahead.

Palestine, State of ranks 45th and Yemen ranks 44th of 200 countries.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Palestine, State of Yemen Difference Ahead
1970s 9.67 deaths per 100 live births 24.84 deaths per 100 live births 15.17 deaths per 100 live births Yemen
1980s 6.21 deaths per 100 live births 16.31 deaths per 100 live births 10.1 deaths per 100 live births Yemen
1990s 3.75 deaths per 100 live births 11.16 deaths per 100 live births 7.41 deaths per 100 live births Yemen
2000s 2.64 deaths per 100 live births 7.37 deaths per 100 live births 4.73 deaths per 100 live births Yemen
2010s 1.89 deaths per 100 live births 4.96 deaths per 100 live births 3.07 deaths per 100 live births Yemen
2020s 2.47 deaths per 100 live births 4.09 deaths per 100 live births 1.62 deaths per 100 live births Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate, Palestine, State of or Yemen?
Yemen, at 3.81 deaths per 100 live births against 3.79 deaths per 100 live births in Palestine, State of as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality rate between Palestine, State of and Yemen?
0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Palestine, State of and Yemen?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Palestine, State of and Yemen rank globally for child mortality rate?
Palestine, State of ranks 45th and Yemen ranks 44th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed

Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.