Somalia vs Yemen: Number of deaths from malaria
Somalia
2,592 Deaths
in 2024
Yemen
3,406 Deaths
in 2024
Somalia rank
33rd
Yemen rank
30th
Number of deaths from malaria over time
- Somalia
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 3,406 Deaths against 2,592 Deaths in Somalia, a difference of 814 Deaths.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.3 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 33rd and Yemen ranks 30th of 109 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,879 Deaths | 2,499 Deaths | 379.6 Deaths | Somalia |
| 2010s | 1,698 Deaths | 1,989 Deaths | 290.8 Deaths | Yemen |
| 2020s | 2,499 Deaths | 2,617 Deaths | 118.6 Deaths | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of deaths from malaria, Somalia or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 3,406 Deaths against 2,592 Deaths in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of deaths from malaria between Somalia and Yemen?
- 814 Deaths, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Yemen?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and Yemen rank globally for number of deaths from malaria?
- Somalia ranks 33rd and Yemen ranks 30th of 109 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths from malaria. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated annual number of deaths from malaria.