What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Comoros and Yemen?

0.9 per 1,000 live births, with Comoros ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Yemen?

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Comoros vs Yemen: Mortality rate, under-5

Comoros

39 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Yemen

38.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Comoros rank

41st

Yemen rank

44th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Comoros
Yemen

How they compare

Comoros currently reports 39 per 1,000 live births against 38.1 per 1,000 live births in Yemen, a difference of 0.9 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Yemen ahead.

Comoros ranks 41st and Yemen ranks 44th of 196 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Comoros	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1970s	205.57 per 1,000 live births	278.85 per 1,000 live births	73.28 per 1,000 live births	Yemen
1980s	148.49 per 1,000 live births	163.1 per 1,000 live births	14.61 per 1,000 live births	Yemen
1990s	100.69 per 1,000 live births	111.59 per 1,000 live births	10.9 per 1,000 live births	Yemen
2000s	67.67 per 1,000 live births	73.69 per 1,000 live births	6.02 per 1,000 live births	Yemen
2010s	49.76 per 1,000 live births	49.61 per 1,000 live births	0.15 per 1,000 live births	Comoros
2020s	41.38 per 1,000 live births	40.94 per 1,000 live births	0.44 per 1,000 live births	Comoros

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Comoros or Yemen?: Comoros, at 39 per 1,000 live births against 38.1 per 1,000 live births in Yemen as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Comoros and Yemen?: 0.9 per 1,000 live births, with Comoros ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Yemen?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Comoros and Yemen rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Comoros ranks 41st and Yemen ranks 44th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.