What is child mortality in Yemen?

Child mortality in Yemen was 3.81 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality recorded in Yemen?

The highest recorded value was 54.04 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.

What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Yemen?

The lowest recorded value was 3.81 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Yemen rank for child mortality?

Yemen ranks 44th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rising or falling in Yemen?

Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Yemen data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality in Yemen

Name: Child mortality in Yemen
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Yemen: Child mortality was 3.81 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

3.81 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.4%

World rank

44th

of 203 countries

All-time high

54.04 deaths per 100 live births

in 1800

All-time low

3.81 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

225

1800–2024

Child mortality in Yemen, 1800–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality in Yemen stood at 3.81 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 225 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality in Yemen peaked at 54.04 deaths per 100 live births in 1800 and was at its lowest, 3.81 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Yemen 44th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 225 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1800s	54.04 deaths per 100 live births	54.04 deaths per 100 live births	54.04 deaths per 100 live births	10
1810s	54.04 deaths per 100 live births	54.04 deaths per 100 live births	54.04 deaths per 100 live births	10
1820s	54.04 deaths per 100 live births	54.04 deaths per 100 live births	54.04 deaths per 100 live births	10
1830s	54.04 deaths per 100 live births	54.04 deaths per 100 live births	54.04 deaths per 100 live births	10
1840s	54.04 deaths per 100 live births	54.04 deaths per 100 live births	54.04 deaths per 100 live births	10
1850s	54.04 deaths per 100 live births	54.04 deaths per 100 live births	54.04 deaths per 100 live births	10
1860s	54.04 deaths per 100 live births	54.04 deaths per 100 live births	54.04 deaths per 100 live births	10
1870s	54.04 deaths per 100 live births	54.04 deaths per 100 live births	54.04 deaths per 100 live births	10
1880s	54.04 deaths per 100 live births	54.04 deaths per 100 live births	54.04 deaths per 100 live births	10
1890s	54.03 deaths per 100 live births	53.97 deaths per 100 live births	54.04 deaths per 100 live births	10
1900s	53.62 deaths per 100 live births	53.2 deaths per 100 live births	53.93 deaths per 100 live births	10
1910s	52.52 deaths per 100 live births	51.95 deaths per 100 live births	53.09 deaths per 100 live births	10
1920s	51.25 deaths per 100 live births	50.68 deaths per 100 live births	51.82 deaths per 100 live births	10
1930s	48.97 deaths per 100 live births	47.4 deaths per 100 live births	50.56 deaths per 100 live births	10
1940s	45.51 deaths per 100 live births	43.99 deaths per 100 live births	47.05 deaths per 100 live births	10
1950s	43.71 deaths per 100 live births	42.69 deaths per 100 live births	45.63 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	39.54 deaths per 100 live births	34.65 deaths per 100 live births	43.44 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	27.88 deaths per 100 live births	22.24 deaths per 100 live births	33.35 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	16.31 deaths per 100 live births	12.94 deaths per 100 live births	20.94 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	11.16 deaths per 100 live births	9.74 deaths per 100 live births	12.52 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	7.37 deaths per 100 live births	5.75 deaths per 100 live births	9.29 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	4.96 deaths per 100 live births	4.61 deaths per 100 live births	5.5 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	4.1 deaths per 100 live births	3.81 deaths per 100 live births	4.34 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Yemen

41 Turkmenistan 3.9 deaths per 100 live births compare
42 Comoros 3.9 deaths per 100 live births compare
43 Kenya 3.88 deaths per 100 live births compare
45 Palestine 3.79 deaths per 100 live births compare
46 Rwanda 3.77 deaths per 100 live births compare
47 Tanzania 3.7 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

More health data for Yemen

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 79 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 79 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 526,144 (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 469,763 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 512,258 (2025)
Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 532,316 (2025)
Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 507,791 (2025)
Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 551,837 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality in Yemen?: Child mortality in Yemen was 3.81 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality recorded in Yemen?: The highest recorded value was 54.04 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.
What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Yemen?: The lowest recorded value was 3.81 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Yemen rank for child mortality?: Yemen ranks 44th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rising or falling in Yemen?: Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Yemen data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.