Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Least developed countries or Yemen?

Least developed countries, at 867,867 against 29,116 in Yemen as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Least developed countries and Yemen?

838,751, with Least developed countries ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries 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.

Least developed countries vs Yemen: Number of neonatal deaths

Least developed countries

867,867

in 2024

Yemen

29,116

in 2024

Least developed countries rank

13th

Yemen rank

16th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Least developed countries
Yemen

How they compare

Least developed countries currently reports 867,867 against 29,116 in Yemen, a difference of 838,751.

That makes Least developed countries's figure about 29.8 times Yemen's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Least developed countries has been ahead every year.

Least developed countries ranks 13th and Yemen ranks 16th of 47 groups.

Least developed countries has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Least developed countries	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.12 million	30,553	1.09 million	Least developed countries
2000s	1.00 million	27,593	976,128	Least developed countries
2010s	888,555	26,808	861,747	Least developed countries
2020s	872,888	29,307	843,581	Least developed countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Least developed countries or Yemen?: Least developed countries, at 867,867 against 29,116 in Yemen as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Least developed countries and Yemen?: 838,751, with Least developed countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Yemen?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Least developed countries and Yemen rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Least developed countries ranks 13th 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.