South Sudan vs Yemen: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred
South Sudan
4.98 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Yemen
4.11 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
South Sudan rank
13th
Yemen rank
16th
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred over time
- South Sudan
- Yemen
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 4.98 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.11 deaths per 100,000 people in Yemen, a difference of 0.87 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was South Sudan ahead.
South Sudan ranks 13th and Yemen ranks 16th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, South Sudan averaged higher in 4 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Sudan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 82.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 82.89 deaths per 100,000 people | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 58.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.922 deaths per 100,000 people | 57.46 deaths per 100,000 people | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 17.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6053 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.61 deaths per 100,000 people | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 12.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.29 deaths per 100,000 people | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 5.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.12 deaths per 100,000 people | Yemen |
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, South Sudan or Yemen?
- South Sudan, at 4.98 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.11 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 South Sudan and Yemen?
- 0.87 deaths per 100,000 people, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Yemen?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do South Sudan and Yemen rank globally for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- South Sudan ranks 13th and Yemen ranks 16th 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 combatants and civilians due to fighting in interstate, intrastate, extrasystemic, non-state conflicts, and one-sided violence that were ongoing that year.