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

31.7 per 1,000 live births, with Yemen ahead.

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

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 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.

North America vs Yemen: Mortality rate, under-5

North America

6.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Yemen

38.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

North America rank

42nd

Yemen rank

44th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

North America
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 38.1 per 1,000 live births against 6.4 per 1,000 live births in North America, a difference of 31.7 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Yemen's figure about 6.0 times North America's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.

North America ranks 42nd and Yemen ranks 44th of 47 groups.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North America	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1990s	9.51 per 1,000 live births	111.59 per 1,000 live births	102.08 per 1,000 live births	Yemen
2000s	7.84 per 1,000 live births	73.69 per 1,000 live births	65.85 per 1,000 live births	Yemen
2010s	6.71 per 1,000 live births	49.61 per 1,000 live births	42.9 per 1,000 live births	Yemen
2020s	6.4 per 1,000 live births	40.94 per 1,000 live births	34.54 per 1,000 live births	Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, North America or Yemen?: Yemen, at 38.1 per 1,000 live births against 6.4 per 1,000 live births in North America as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between North America and Yemen?: 31.7 per 1,000 live births, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Yemen?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do North America and Yemen rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: North America ranks 42nd and Yemen ranks 44th of 47 groups.
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: 244 places, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 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.