Ethiopia vs Yemen: Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care
Ethiopia
3.45 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Yemen
3.38 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
36th
Yemen rank
38th
Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care over time
- Ethiopia
- Yemen
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 3.45 per 1,000 live births against 3.38 per 1,000 live births in Yemen, a difference of 0.07 per 1,000 live births.
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 195 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 | 14.35 per 1,000 live births | 24.38 per 1,000 live births | 10.03 per 1,000 live births | Yemen |
| 1970s | 15.56 per 1,000 live births | 19.41 per 1,000 live births | 3.85 per 1,000 live births | Yemen |
| 1980s | 15.91 per 1,000 live births | 12.14 per 1,000 live births | 3.77 per 1,000 live births | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 11.19 per 1,000 live births | 8.84 per 1,000 live births | 2.35 per 1,000 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 7.66 per 1,000 live births | 6.11 per 1,000 live births | 1.55 per 1,000 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 4.94 per 1,000 live births | 4.21 per 1,000 live births | 0.721 per 1,000 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 4.22 per 1,000 live births | 3.58 per 1,000 live births | 0.632 per 1,000 live births | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care, Ethiopia or Yemen?
- Ethiopia, at 3.45 per 1,000 live births against 3.38 per 1,000 live births in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care between Ethiopia and Yemen?
- 0.07 per 1,000 live births, 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 vs. prevalence of prenatal care?
- Ethiopia ranks 36th and Yemen ranks 38th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality is defined as the share of newborns who die in the first year of life. This is measured against the share of pregnant women who receive prenatal care.