Myanmar vs Yemen: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred
Myanmar
0.3774 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Yemen
0.1101 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Myanmar rank
17th
Yemen rank
19th
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred over time
- Myanmar
- Yemen
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 0.3774 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.1101 deaths per 100,000 people in Yemen, a difference of 0.2673 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 3.4 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Yemen ahead.
Myanmar ranks 17th and Yemen ranks 19th of 196 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1990s | 0.4609 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4609 deaths per 100,000 people | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 0.3818 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3818 deaths per 100,000 people | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 0.434 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1099 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3241 deaths per 100,000 people | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 0.845 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0801 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7649 deaths per 100,000 people | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred, Myanmar or Yemen?
- Myanmar, at 0.3774 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.1101 deaths per 100,000 people in Yemen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred between Myanmar and Yemen?
- 0.2673 deaths per 100,000 people, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Yemen?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Myanmar and Yemen rank globally for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Myanmar ranks 17th and Yemen ranks 19th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred. 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 from one-sided violence that was ongoing that year.