Namibia vs Yemen: Life expectancy at birth, female

Namibia
71.48 years
in 2024
Yemen
71.55 years
in 2024
Namibia rank
161st
Yemen rank
159th

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • Namibia
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 71.55 years against 71.48 years in Namibia, a difference of 0.07 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 161st and Yemen ranks 159th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Yemen Difference Ahead
1960s 53.48 years 38.47 years 15.01 years Namibia
1970s 59.69 years 47.28 years 12.4 years Namibia
1980s 63.84 years 56.53 years 7.31 years Namibia
1990s 60.22 years 62.23 years 2.02 years Yemen
2000s 55.02 years 66.87 years 11.86 years Yemen
2010s 62.84 years 69.78 years 6.95 years Yemen
2020s 68.69 years 70.45 years 1.75 years Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Namibia or Yemen?
Yemen, at 71.55 years against 71.48 years in Namibia as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Namibia and Yemen?
0.07 years, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Yemen?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Namibia and Yemen rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
Namibia ranks 161st and Yemen ranks 159th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,191 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.