Palau vs Yemen: Life expectancy at birth, by sex
Palau
67.15 years
in 2023
Yemen
67.23 years
in 2023
Palau rank
170th
Yemen rank
169th
Life expectancy at birth, by sex over time
- Palau
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 67.23 years against 67.15 years in Palau, a difference of 0.08 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palau ahead.
Palau ranks 170th and Yemen ranks 169th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 7 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 49.55 years | 28.36 years | 21.18 years | Palau |
| 1960s | 51.71 years | 33 years | 18.71 years | Palau |
| 1970s | 55.25 years | 42.89 years | 12.37 years | Palau |
| 1980s | 57.69 years | 52.41 years | 5.28 years | Palau |
| 1990s | 59.27 years | 58.34 years | 0.9254 years | Palau |
| 2000s | 62.77 years | 63.13 years | 0.3509 years | Yemen |
| 2010s | 65.98 years | 64.67 years | 1.31 years | Palau |
| 2020s | 66.56 years | 64.83 years | 1.73 years | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, by sex, Palau or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 67.23 years against 67.15 years in Palau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, by sex between Palau and Yemen?
- 0.08 years, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Yemen?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Palau and Yemen rank globally for life expectancy at birth, by sex?
- Palau ranks 170th and Yemen ranks 169th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at birth, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.