China vs Yemen: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles
China
494,487 one-year-olds
in 2023
Yemen
710,386 one-year-olds
in 2023
China rank
10th
Yemen rank
8th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles over time
- China
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 710,386 one-year-olds against 494,487 one-year-olds in China, a difference of 215,899 one-year-olds.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.4 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1983 it was China ahead.
China ranks 10th and Yemen ranks 8th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.91 million one-year-olds | 414,806 one-year-olds | 3.50 million one-year-olds | China |
| 1990s | 3.02 million one-year-olds | 327,337 one-year-olds | 2.69 million one-year-olds | China |
| 2000s | 1.73 million one-year-olds | 250,130 one-year-olds | 1.48 million one-year-olds | China |
| 2010s | 178,709 one-year-olds | 392,686 one-year-olds | 213,978 one-year-olds | Yemen |
| 2020s | 221,326 one-year-olds | 617,350 one-year-olds | 396,024 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, China or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 710,386 one-year-olds against 494,487 one-year-olds in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles between China and Yemen?
- 215,899 one-year-olds, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Yemen?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
- How do China and Yemen rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles?
- China ranks 10th 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.