Somalia vs Yemen: Death rate from malaria
Somalia
14.44 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Yemen
7.45 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Somalia rank
36th
Yemen rank
39th
Death rate from malaria over time
- Somalia
- Yemen
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 14.44 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.45 deaths per 100,000 people in Yemen, a difference of 6.99 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.9 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 36th and Yemen ranks 39th of 194 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.62 deaths per 100,000 people | Somalia |
| 2010s | 12.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.28 deaths per 100,000 people | Somalia |
| 2020s | 14.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.03 deaths per 100,000 people | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from malaria, Somalia or Yemen?
- Somalia, at 14.44 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.45 deaths per 100,000 people in Yemen as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from malaria between Somalia and Yemen?
- 6.99 deaths per 100,000 people, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Yemen?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Somalia and Yemen rank globally for death rate from malaria?
- Somalia ranks 36th 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.