Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Yemen
Yemen: Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group was 3.87 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Yemen, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Yemen is 3.87, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Yemen peaked at 13.21 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.87, in 2024.
That places Yemen 43rd out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.75 | 10.22 | 13.21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.65 | 5.91 | 9.74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.07 | 4.69 | 5.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.16 | 3.87 | 4.41 | 5 |
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More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 809.4 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9,603 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0255 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4933 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Yemen?
- Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Yemen was 3.87 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality under five death rate by wealth group recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 13.21 in 1990.
- What is the lowest child mortality under five death rate by wealth group recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.87 in 2024.
- How does Yemen rank for child mortality under five death rate by wealth group?
- Yemen ranks 43rd out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality under five death rate by wealth group rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. 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 mortality under five death rate by wealth group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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