Egypt vs Yemen: Number of infant deaths

Egypt
50,279 deaths
in 2024
Yemen
46,799 deaths
in 2024
Egypt rank
16th
Yemen rank
18th

Number of infant deaths over time

  • Egypt
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 50,279 deaths against 46,799 deaths in Yemen, a difference of 3,480 deaths.

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

Across all 66 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 16th and Yemen ranks 18th of 199 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Yemen Difference Ahead
1950s 216,420 deaths 79,324 deaths 137,096 deaths Egypt
1960s 205,159 deaths 84,708 deaths 120,452 deaths Egypt
1970s 216,741 deaths 81,394 deaths 135,346 deaths Egypt
1980s 172,929 deaths 69,954 deaths 102,975 deaths Egypt
1990s 104,426 deaths 65,072 deaths 39,354 deaths Egypt
2000s 70,709 deaths 51,753 deaths 18,956 deaths Egypt
2010s 64,050 deaths 45,110 deaths 18,940 deaths Egypt
2020s 51,775 deaths 47,617 deaths 4,158 deaths Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Egypt or Yemen?
Egypt, at 50,279 deaths against 46,799 deaths in Yemen as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Egypt and Yemen?
3,480 deaths, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Yemen?
66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Yemen rank globally for number of infant deaths?
Egypt ranks 16th and Yemen ranks 18th 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 infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of infant deaths
Unit
deaths
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,788 data points, 1951–2024
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .