Ethiopia vs Yemen: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Ethiopia
2.9%
in 2023
Yemen
2.9%
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
38th
Yemen rank
37th
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Ethiopia
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 2.9% against 2.9% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Yemen ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 38th and Yemen ranks 37th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 5 and Yemen in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.6% | 30.3% | 12.7% | Yemen |
| 1960s | 14.1% | 24.8% | 10.6% | Yemen |
| 1970s | 13.8% | 17.2% | 3.5% | Yemen |
| 1980s | 13.7% | 10.5% | 3.2% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 9.6% | 7.3% | 2.3% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 5.1% | 1.3% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.5% | 0.4% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 0.0% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Ethiopia or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 2.9% against 2.9% in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Ethiopia and Yemen?
- 0.0%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Yemen?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Yemen rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Ethiopia ranks 38th and Yemen ranks 37th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.