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

Madagascar, at 44,990 deaths against 44,611 deaths in Yemen as of 2023.

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

379 deaths, with Madagascar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar 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.

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

Madagascar

44,990 deaths

in 2023

Yemen

44,611 deaths

in 2023

Madagascar rank

21st

Yemen rank

22nd

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Madagascar
Yemen

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 44,990 deaths against 44,611 deaths in Yemen, a difference of 379 deaths.

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

Madagascar ranks 21st and Yemen ranks 22nd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1950s	28,566 deaths	87,094 deaths	58,529 deaths	Yemen
1960s	30,442 deaths	90,635 deaths	60,193 deaths	Yemen
1970s	36,556 deaths	79,732 deaths	43,176 deaths	Yemen
1980s	47,590 deaths	66,508 deaths	18,919 deaths	Yemen
1990s	49,832 deaths	59,353 deaths	9,521 deaths	Yemen
2000s	42,079 deaths	47,668 deaths	5,589 deaths	Yemen
2010s	39,628 deaths	42,642 deaths	3,014 deaths	Yemen
2020s	44,276 deaths	44,710 deaths	433.75 deaths	Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Madagascar or Yemen?: Madagascar, at 44,990 deaths against 44,611 deaths in Yemen as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Madagascar and Yemen?: 379 deaths, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Yemen?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Yemen rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Madagascar ranks 21st 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.