Which has higher number of deaths, Cameroon or Yemen?

Cameroon, at 202,883 deaths against 188,765 deaths in Yemen as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between Cameroon and Yemen?

14,118 deaths, with Cameroon ahead.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed 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.

Cameroon vs Yemen: Number of deaths

Cameroon

202,883 deaths

in 2023

Yemen

188,765 deaths

in 2023

Cameroon rank

54th

Yemen rank

55th

Number of deaths over time

Cameroon
Yemen

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 202,883 deaths against 188,765 deaths in Yemen, a difference of 14,118 deaths.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Yemen ahead.

Cameroon ranks 54th and Yemen ranks 55th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Yemen in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1950s	123,782 deaths	179,897 deaths	56,115 deaths	Yemen
1960s	124,549 deaths	194,133 deaths	69,584 deaths	Yemen
1970s	126,166 deaths	179,050 deaths	52,884 deaths	Yemen
1980s	141,671 deaths	161,457 deaths	19,786 deaths	Yemen
1990s	174,097 deaths	158,800 deaths	15,297 deaths	Cameroon
2000s	206,761 deaths	150,162 deaths	56,599 deaths	Cameroon
2010s	209,907 deaths	173,188 deaths	36,720 deaths	Cameroon
2020s	212,418 deaths	205,146 deaths	7,272 deaths	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Cameroon or Yemen?: Cameroon, at 202,883 deaths against 188,765 deaths in Yemen as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Cameroon and Yemen?: 14,118 deaths, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Yemen?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Yemen rank globally for number of deaths?: Cameroon ranks 54th and Yemen ranks 55th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed 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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Indicator: Number of deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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