Child mortality rate in Yemen
Yemen: Child mortality rate was 3.81 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality rate in Yemen, 1970–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 3.81 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Yemen peaked at 33.35 deaths per 100 live births in 1970 and was at its lowest, 3.81 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Yemen ranks 44th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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 based on where they occurred 79 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 79 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 352,577 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 341,441 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 361,230 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 348,781 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 370,066 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 356,298 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Yemen?
- Child mortality rate in Yemen was 3.81 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 33.35 deaths per 100 live births in 1970.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.81 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Yemen rank for child mortality rate?
- Yemen ranks 44th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .