Ethiopia vs Yemen: Death rate from malaria
Ethiopia
6.69 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Yemen
7.45 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Ethiopia rank
40th
Yemen rank
39th
Death rate from malaria over time
- Ethiopia
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 7.45 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.69 deaths per 100,000 people in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.76 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 40th and Yemen ranks 39th of 194 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.07 deaths per 100,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 17.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.46 deaths per 100,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 7.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.495 deaths per 100,000 people | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from malaria, Ethiopia or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 7.45 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.69 deaths per 100,000 people in Ethiopia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from malaria between Ethiopia and Yemen?
- 0.76 deaths per 100,000 people, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Yemen?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Ethiopia and Yemen rank globally for death rate from malaria?
- Ethiopia ranks 40th and Yemen ranks 39th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from malaria. 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 from malaria in both sexes, per 100,000 people.