Ethiopia vs Yemen: Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1)
Ethiopia
34.49
in 2024
Yemen
33.85
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
36th
Yemen rank
38th
Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) over time
- Ethiopia
- Yemen
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 34.49 against 33.85 in Yemen, a difference of 0.64.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Yemen ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 36th and Yemen ranks 38th of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 5 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 143.53 | 243.77 | 100.23 | Yemen |
| 1970s | 155.58 | 194.05 | 38.47 | Yemen |
| 1980s | 159.11 | 121.45 | 37.66 | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 111.93 | 88.44 | 23.49 | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 76.57 | 61.12 | 15.45 | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 49.36 | 42.13 | 7.22 | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 42.15 | 35.84 | 6.31 | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1), Ethiopia or Yemen?
- Ethiopia, at 34.49 against 33.85 in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) between Ethiopia and Yemen?
- 0.64, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Yemen?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Yemen rank globally for infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1)?
- Ethiopia ranks 36th and Yemen ranks 38th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1 per 1000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.