Palestine, State of vs Yemen: Mortality rate, under-5

Palestine, State of
37.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Yemen
38.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Palestine, State of rank
45th
Yemen rank
44th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Palestine, State of
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 38.1 per 1,000 live births against 37.9 per 1,000 live births in Palestine, State of, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Yemen ahead.

Palestine, State of ranks 45th and Yemen ranks 44th of 197 countries.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Palestine, State of Yemen Difference Ahead
1970s 96.68 per 1,000 live births 248.36 per 1,000 live births 151.68 per 1,000 live births Yemen
1980s 62.14 per 1,000 live births 163.1 per 1,000 live births 100.96 per 1,000 live births Yemen
1990s 37.5 per 1,000 live births 111.59 per 1,000 live births 74.09 per 1,000 live births Yemen
2000s 26.43 per 1,000 live births 73.69 per 1,000 live births 47.26 per 1,000 live births Yemen
2010s 18.94 per 1,000 live births 49.61 per 1,000 live births 30.67 per 1,000 live births Yemen
2020s 24.74 per 1,000 live births 40.94 per 1,000 live births 16.2 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, Palestine, State of or Yemen?
Yemen, at 38.1 per 1,000 live births against 37.9 per 1,000 live births in Palestine, State of as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Palestine, State of and Yemen?
0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Palestine, State of and Yemen?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Palestine, State of and Yemen rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
Palestine, State of ranks 45th and Yemen ranks 44th 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, 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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About this data

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

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.