How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Yemen?

70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

South Africa vs Yemen: Number of neonatal deaths

South Africa

21,448 deaths

in 2019

Yemen

21,585 deaths

in 2019

South Africa rank

27th

Yemen rank

26th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

South Africa
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 21,585 deaths against 21,448 deaths in South Africa, a difference of 137 deaths.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 27th and Yemen ranks 26th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 6 and Yemen in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Africa	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1950s	24,973 deaths	22,218 deaths	2,755 deaths	South Africa
1960s	27,937 deaths	23,712 deaths	4,225 deaths	South Africa
1970s	29,729 deaths	25,057 deaths	4,672 deaths	South Africa
1980s	28,128 deaths	27,920 deaths	208 deaths	South Africa
1990s	26,888 deaths	29,212 deaths	2,325 deaths	Yemen
2000s	32,048 deaths	29,928 deaths	2,120 deaths	South Africa
2010s	25,342 deaths	25,083 deaths	258.9 deaths	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, South Africa or Yemen?: Yemen, at 21,585 deaths against 21,448 deaths in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between South Africa and Yemen?: 137 deaths, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Yemen?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do South Africa and Yemen rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: South Africa ranks 27th and Yemen ranks 26th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.