Somalia vs Yemen: Number of deaths
Somalia
207,632 deaths
in 2021
Yemen
196,255 deaths
in 2021
Somalia rank
51st
Yemen rank
54th
Number of deaths over time
- Somalia
- Yemen
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 207,632 deaths against 196,255 deaths in Yemen, a difference of 11,377 deaths.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Yemen ahead.
Somalia ranks 51st and Yemen ranks 54th of 194 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 163,314 deaths | 135,827 deaths | 27,486 deaths | Somalia |
| 2010s | 188,967 deaths | 151,470 deaths | 37,497 deaths | Somalia |
| 2020s | 200,344 deaths | 190,136 deaths | 10,208 deaths | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of deaths, Somalia or Yemen?
- Somalia, at 207,632 deaths against 196,255 deaths in Yemen as of 2021.
- What is the difference in number of deaths between Somalia and Yemen?
- 11,377 deaths, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Yemen?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Somalia and Yemen rank globally for number of deaths?
- Somalia ranks 51st and Yemen ranks 54th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of 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 from all causes in both sexes.