Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Yemen
Yemen: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.595 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.595 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
163rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.7701 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2000
All-time low
0.5027 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2013
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Yemen, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 0.595 deaths per 100,000 people for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Yemen peaked at 0.7701 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5027 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2013.
Yemen ranks 163rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Yemen, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7701 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.7363 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7052 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6787 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6531 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.628 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6048 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5848 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5651 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5485 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5336 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5268 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5222 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5027 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5046 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5237 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5448 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5433 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5954 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5721 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.57 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.595 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.4% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.595 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.8065 deaths per 100,000 people, 74% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.595 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5852 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6475 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5485 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7701 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5369 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5027 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5954 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5825 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.595 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 160 Honduras 0.6109 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 161 Israel 0.5992 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 162 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.597 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 164 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.5899 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 165 Sudan 0.5841 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 166 Costa Rica 0.5824 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 103 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0766 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Yemen?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Yemen was 0.595 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7701 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5027 deaths per 100,000 people in 2013.
- How does Yemen rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Yemen ranks 163rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.