China vs Yemen: Number of child deaths
China
53,968 deaths
in 2024
Yemen
52,477 deaths
in 2024
China rank
23rd
Yemen rank
25th
Number of child deaths over time
- China
- Yemen
How they compare
China currently reports 53,968 deaths against 52,477 deaths in Yemen, a difference of 1,491 deaths.
Across all 51 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 23rd and Yemen ranks 25th of 199 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.80 million deaths | 111,020 deaths | 1.69 million deaths | China |
| 1980s | 1.32 million deaths | 91,986 deaths | 1.23 million deaths | China |
| 1990s | 1.01 million deaths | 81,538 deaths | 924,959 deaths | China |
| 2000s | 435,239 deaths | 61,915 deaths | 373,324 deaths | China |
| 2010s | 204,823 deaths | 52,629 deaths | 152,193 deaths | China |
| 2020s | 76,248 deaths | 54,017 deaths | 22,231 deaths | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, China or Yemen?
- China, at 53,968 deaths against 52,477 deaths in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between China and Yemen?
- 1,491 deaths, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Yemen?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do China and Yemen rank globally for number of child deaths?
- China ranks 23rd and Yemen ranks 25th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .