Ethiopia vs Yemen: Mortality rate, infant
Ethiopia
34.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Yemen
33.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
36th
Yemen rank
38th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Ethiopia
- Yemen
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 34.5 per 1,000 live births against 33.8 per 1,000 live births in Yemen, a difference of 0.7 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 197 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 per 1,000 live births | 243.78 per 1,000 live births | 100.25 per 1,000 live births | Yemen |
| 1970s | 155.58 per 1,000 live births | 194.06 per 1,000 live births | 38.48 per 1,000 live births | Yemen |
| 1980s | 159.12 per 1,000 live births | 121.45 per 1,000 live births | 37.67 per 1,000 live births | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 111.93 per 1,000 live births | 88.44 per 1,000 live births | 23.49 per 1,000 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 76.57 per 1,000 live births | 61.11 per 1,000 live births | 15.46 per 1,000 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 49.35 per 1,000 live births | 42.14 per 1,000 live births | 7.21 per 1,000 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 42.16 per 1,000 live births | 35.84 per 1,000 live births | 6.32 per 1,000 live births | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Ethiopia or Yemen?
- Ethiopia, at 34.5 per 1,000 live births against 33.8 per 1,000 live births in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Ethiopia and Yemen?
- 0.7 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 mortality rate, infant?
- Ethiopia ranks 36th and Yemen ranks 38th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.