Somalia vs Yemen: Number of infant deaths
Somalia
52,410.0%
in 2023
Yemen
47,209.0%
in 2023
Somalia rank
14th
Yemen rank
17th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Somalia
- Yemen
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 52,410.0% against 47,209.0% in Yemen, a difference of 5,201.0%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Yemen ahead.
Somalia ranks 14th and Yemen ranks 17th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35,588.0% | 67,262.3% | 31,674.3% | Yemen |
| 1990s | 48,951.8% | 64,998.9% | 16,047.1% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 51,674.5% | 51,697.2% | 22.7% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 64,554.3% | 44,868.2% | 19,686.1% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 56,889.0% | 47,512.2% | 9,376.8% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Somalia or Yemen?
- Somalia, at 52,410.0% against 47,209.0% in Yemen as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Somalia and Yemen?
- 5,201.0%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Yemen?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2023.
- How do Somalia and Yemen rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Somalia ranks 14th and Yemen ranks 17th of 199 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 infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.