Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Yemen: Number of under-five deaths

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
652,730
in 2024
Yemen
52,477
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
24th
Yemen rank
25th

Number of under-five deaths over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Yemen
0500.0k1.0M1.5M196319932024

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 652,730 against 52,477 in Yemen, a difference of 600,253.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 12.4 times Yemen's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 24th and Yemen ranks 25th of 47 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s 1.21 million 81,538 1.13 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2000s 967,460 61,915 905,545 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 844,765 52,629 792,135 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2020s 687,761 54,017 633,744 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or Yemen?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 652,730 against 52,477 in Yemen as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Yemen?
600,253, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Yemen?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Yemen rank globally for number of under-five deaths?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 24th and Yemen ranks 25th 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of under-five 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, 13,104 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of children dying before reaching age five.