Afghanistan vs Yemen: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles
Afghanistan
610,320 one-year-olds
in 2023
Yemen
710,386 one-year-olds
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
9th
Yemen rank
8th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles over time
- Afghanistan
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 710,386 one-year-olds against 610,320 one-year-olds in Afghanistan, a difference of 100,066 one-year-olds.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 9th and Yemen ranks 8th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 382,302 one-year-olds | 415,783 one-year-olds | 33,481 one-year-olds | Yemen |
| 1990s | 475,216 one-year-olds | 327,337 one-year-olds | 147,879 one-year-olds | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 511,548 one-year-olds | 250,130 one-year-olds | 261,418 one-year-olds | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 456,655 one-year-olds | 392,686 one-year-olds | 63,968 one-year-olds | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 606,990 one-year-olds | 617,350 one-year-olds | 10,360 one-year-olds | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles, Afghanistan or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 710,386 one-year-olds against 610,320 one-year-olds in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles between Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 100,066 one-year-olds, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Yemen rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles?
- Afghanistan ranks 9th and Yemen ranks 8th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of one-year-olds who have not had the first dose of the measles vaccine in a given year.