Iraq vs Yemen: Number of deaths
Iraq
186,263 deaths
in 2023
Yemen
188,765 deaths
in 2023
Iraq rank
56th
Yemen rank
55th
Number of deaths over time
- Iraq
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 188,765 deaths against 186,263 deaths in Iraq, a difference of 2,502 deaths.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Yemen ahead.
Iraq ranks 56th and Yemen ranks 55th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 128,873 deaths | 179,897 deaths | 51,024 deaths | Yemen |
| 1960s | 107,108 deaths | 194,133 deaths | 87,024 deaths | Yemen |
| 1970s | 109,199 deaths | 179,050 deaths | 69,851 deaths | Yemen |
| 1980s | 156,309 deaths | 161,457 deaths | 5,148 deaths | Yemen |
| 1990s | 155,366 deaths | 158,800 deaths | 3,434 deaths | Yemen |
| 2000s | 178,578 deaths | 150,162 deaths | 28,416 deaths | Iraq |
| 2010s | 178,871 deaths | 173,188 deaths | 5,684 deaths | Iraq |
| 2020s | 194,372 deaths | 205,146 deaths | 10,774 deaths | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of deaths, Iraq or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 188,765 deaths against 186,263 deaths in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of deaths between Iraq and Yemen?
- 2,502 deaths, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Yemen?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Yemen rank globally for number of deaths?
- Iraq ranks 56th 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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About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year.