Mali vs Yemen: Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts
Mali
901 deaths
in 2025
Yemen
552 deaths
in 2025
Mali rank
11th
Yemen rank
13th
Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts over time
- Mali
- Yemen
How they compare
Mali currently reports 901 deaths against 552 deaths in Yemen, a difference of 349 deaths.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.6 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Yemen ahead.
Mali ranks 11th and Yemen ranks 13th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | — |
| 1990s | 98.3 deaths | 30.8 deaths | 67.5 deaths | Mali |
| 2000s | 2.3 deaths | 17.5 deaths | 15.2 deaths | Yemen |
| 2010s | 123.4 deaths | 605.5 deaths | 482.1 deaths | Yemen |
| 2020s | 832.17 deaths | 535.33 deaths | 296.83 deaths | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts, Mali or Yemen?
- Mali, at 901 deaths against 552 deaths in Yemen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts between Mali and Yemen?
- 349 deaths, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Yemen?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Mali and Yemen rank globally for civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts?
- Mali ranks 11th and Yemen ranks 13th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Best estimate of the number of deaths of civilians in interstate, intrastate, extrasystemic, non-state conflicts, and one-sided violence that were ongoing that year.