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

China, at 45,791 deaths against 44,611 deaths in Yemen as of 2023.

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

1,180 deaths, with China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China 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.

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

China

45,791 deaths

in 2023

Yemen

44,611 deaths

in 2023

China rank

19th

Yemen rank

22nd

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

China
Yemen

How they compare

China currently reports 45,791 deaths against 44,611 deaths in Yemen, a difference of 1,180 deaths.

Across all 74 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 19th and Yemen ranks 22nd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.91 million deaths	87,094 deaths	2.82 million deaths	China
1960s	2.77 million deaths	90,635 deaths	2.68 million deaths	China
1970s	1.63 million deaths	79,732 deaths	1.55 million deaths	China
1980s	1.05 million deaths	66,508 deaths	980,090 deaths	China
1990s	734,183 deaths	59,353 deaths	674,830 deaths	China
2000s	343,836 deaths	47,668 deaths	296,168 deaths	China
2010s	164,589 deaths	42,642 deaths	121,947 deaths	China
2020s	57,755 deaths	44,710 deaths	13,046 deaths	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, China or Yemen?: China, at 45,791 deaths against 44,611 deaths in Yemen as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between China and Yemen?: 1,180 deaths, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Yemen?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do China and Yemen rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: China ranks 19th 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.