Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Cameroon or Yemen?

Cameroon, at 45,308 deaths against 44,611 deaths in Yemen as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Cameroon and Yemen?

697 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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Yemen: Number of infants who die before age 1

Cameroon

45,308 deaths

in 2023

Yemen

44,611 deaths

in 2023

Cameroon rank

20th

Yemen rank

22nd

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Cameroon
Yemen

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 45,308 deaths against 44,611 deaths in Yemen, a difference of 697 deaths.

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

Cameroon ranks 20th and Yemen ranks 22nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1950s	31,970 deaths	87,094 deaths	55,124 deaths	Yemen
1960s	32,808 deaths	90,635 deaths	57,827 deaths	Yemen
1970s	36,527 deaths	79,732 deaths	43,205 deaths	Yemen
1980s	40,475 deaths	66,508 deaths	26,033 deaths	Yemen
1990s	48,046 deaths	59,353 deaths	11,307 deaths	Yemen
2000s	55,903 deaths	47,668 deaths	8,236 deaths	Cameroon
2010s	52,338 deaths	42,642 deaths	9,696 deaths	Cameroon
2020s	46,631 deaths	44,710 deaths	1,922 deaths	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Cameroon or Yemen?: Cameroon, at 45,308 deaths against 44,611 deaths in Yemen as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Cameroon and Yemen?: 697 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 infants who die before age 1?: Cameroon ranks 20th and Yemen ranks 22nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
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

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.