Child deaths from streptococcus by disease in Yemen
Yemen: Child deaths from streptococcus by disease was 67 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Child deaths from streptococcus by disease in Yemen, 2000–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 67 for child deaths from streptococcus by disease in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 45.1% on the previous year and down 81.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths from streptococcus by disease in Yemen peaked at 354 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 67, in 2015.
Yemen ranks 48th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Child deaths from streptococcus by disease in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 161 | — |
| 2001 | 152 | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 144 | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 138 | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 131 | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 354 | +170.2% |
| 2006 | 334 | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 315 | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 295 | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 278 | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 262 | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 194 | -26.0% |
| 2012 | 147 | -24.2% |
| 2013 | 130 | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 122 | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 67 | -45.1% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 67 is below the median for low income countries, which is 116, 58% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 67 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8, 8.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child deaths from streptococcus by disease in Yemen changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +170.2% | 131 | 354 |
| 2015 | -45.1% | 122 | 67 |
| 2011 | -26.0% | 262 | 194 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 230.2 | 131 | 354 | 10 |
| 2010s | 153.67 | 67 | 262 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0766 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths from streptococcus by disease in Yemen?
- Child deaths from streptococcus by disease in Yemen was 67 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child deaths from streptococcus by disease recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 354 in 2005.
- What is the lowest child deaths from streptococcus by disease recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 67 in 2015.
- How does Yemen rank for child deaths from streptococcus by disease?
- Yemen ranks 48th out of 194 countries with data for 2015.
- Is child deaths from streptococcus by disease rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child deaths from streptococcus by disease. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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