Egypt vs Yemen: Infant mortality rate

Egypt
20.83
in 2024
Yemen
33.85
in 2024
Egypt rank
4th
Yemen rank
3rd

Infant mortality rate over time

  • Egypt
  • Yemen
0100200300195519892024

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 33.85 against 20.83 in Egypt, a difference of 13.02.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.6 times Egypt's.

Across all 67 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 4th and Yemen ranks 3rd of 20 countries.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Yemen Difference Ahead
1950s 178.51 279.73 101.23 Yemen
1960s 158.27 258.55 100.28 Yemen
1970s 141.58 194.05 52.47 Yemen
1980s 94.01 121.45 27.45 Yemen
1990s 54.77 88.44 33.67 Yemen
2000s 33.38 61.12 27.73 Yemen
2010s 24.6 42.13 17.53 Yemen
2020s 21.75 35.84 14.09 Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate, Egypt or Yemen?
Yemen, at 33.85 against 20.83 in Egypt as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Egypt and Yemen?
13.02, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Yemen?
67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Yemen rank globally for infant mortality rate?
Egypt ranks 4th and Yemen ranks 3rd of 20 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Infant mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Infant mortality rate
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
23 places, 1,412 data points, 1942–2024
Last refreshed