Palau vs Yemen: Life expectancy at birth, total

Palau
69.38 years
in 2024
Yemen
69.44 years
in 2024
Palau rank
157th
Yemen rank
156th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Palau
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 69.44 years against 69.38 years in Palau, a difference of 0.06 years.

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

Palau ranks 157th and Yemen ranks 156th of 217 countries.

Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Palau Yemen Difference Ahead
1960s 55.95 years 35.61 years 20.35 years Palau
1970s 59.71 years 45.05 years 14.66 years Palau
1980s 62.53 years 54.46 years 8.07 years Palau
1990s 63.32 years 60.29 years 3.04 years Palau
2000s 66.12 years 65 years 1.11 years Palau
2010s 68.9 years 67.16 years 1.74 years Palau
2020s 68.97 years 67.83 years 1.14 years Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Palau or Yemen?
Yemen, at 69.44 years against 69.38 years in Palau as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Palau and Yemen?
0.06 years, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Yemen?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Palau and Yemen rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Palau ranks 157th and Yemen ranks 156th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.