Somalia vs Yemen: Number of neonatal deaths
Somalia
27,537
in 2024
Yemen
29,116
in 2024
Somalia rank
18th
Yemen rank
16th
Number of neonatal deaths over time
- Somalia
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 29,116 against 27,537 in Somalia, a difference of 1,579.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Yemen ahead.
Somalia ranks 18th and Yemen ranks 16th of 200 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16,135 | 30,587 | 14,452 | Yemen |
| 1990s | 16,941 | 30,553 | 13,612 | Yemen |
| 2000s | 23,397 | 27,593 | 4,196 | Yemen |
| 2010s | 26,467 | 26,808 | 340.9 | Yemen |
| 2020s | 27,567 | 29,307 | 1,740 | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Somalia or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 29,116 against 27,537 in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Somalia and Yemen?
- 1,579, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Yemen?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and Yemen rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
- Somalia ranks 18th and Yemen ranks 16th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.