Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Africa Western and Central or Yemen?

Africa Western and Central, at 550,118 against 29,116 in Yemen as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Africa Western and Central and Yemen?

521,002, with Africa Western and Central ahead.

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

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Africa Western and Central vs Yemen: Number of neonatal deaths

Africa Western and Central

550,118

in 2024

Yemen

29,116

in 2024

Africa Western and Central rank

18th

Yemen rank

16th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Africa Western and Central
Yemen

How they compare

Africa Western and Central currently reports 550,118 against 29,116 in Yemen, a difference of 521,002.

That makes Africa Western and Central's figure about 18.9 times Yemen's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Africa Western and Central has been ahead every year.

Africa Western and Central ranks 18th and Yemen ranks 16th of 47 groups.

Africa Western and Central has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Africa Western and Central	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1990s	492,313	30,553	461,760	Africa Western and Central
2000s	517,764	27,593	490,171	Africa Western and Central
2010s	545,307	26,808	518,499	Africa Western and Central
2020s	546,775	29,307	517,468	Africa Western and Central

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Africa Western and Central or Yemen?: Africa Western and Central, at 550,118 against 29,116 in Yemen as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Africa Western and Central and Yemen?: 521,002, with Africa Western and Central ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Yemen?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Africa Western and Central and Yemen rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Africa Western and Central ranks 18th and Yemen ranks 16th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), 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
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 11,580 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.