Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Yemen or Zambia?

Yemen, at 9,603 deaths against 8,894 deaths in Zambia as of 2100.

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

77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Yemen vs Zambia: Number of infants who die before age 1

Yemen

9,603 deaths

in 2100

Zambia

8,894 deaths

in 2100

Yemen rank

24th

Zambia rank

25th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Yemen
Zambia

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 9,603 deaths against 8,894 deaths in Zambia, a difference of 709 deaths.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

Across all 77 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.

Yemen ranks 24th and Zambia ranks 25th of 236 countries.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Yemen	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
2020s	41,476 deaths	25,594 deaths	15,882 deaths	Yemen
2030s	34,685 deaths	23,348 deaths	11,338 deaths	Yemen
2040s	29,398 deaths	19,824 deaths	9,574 deaths	Yemen
2050s	24,871 deaths	16,780 deaths	8,091 deaths	Yemen
2060s	20,277 deaths	14,159 deaths	6,119 deaths	Yemen
2070s	16,306 deaths	12,336 deaths	3,970 deaths	Yemen
2080s	13,096 deaths	10,842 deaths	2,254 deaths	Yemen
2090s	10,664 deaths	9,544 deaths	1,120 deaths	Yemen
2100s	9,603 deaths	8,894 deaths	709 deaths	Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Yemen or Zambia?: Yemen, at 9,603 deaths against 8,894 deaths in Zambia as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Yemen and Zambia?: 709 deaths, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Yemen and Zambia?: 77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.
How do Yemen and Zambia rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Yemen ranks 24th and Zambia ranks 25th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,172 data points, 2024–2100
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth. Future projections are based on the UN's medium scenario.