Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Yemen
Yemen: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred was 4.11 deaths per 100,000 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Yemen, 1989–2025
Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 4.11 deaths per 100,000 people for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in 2025.
The figure is up 63.5% on the previous year and down 84.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Yemen peaked at 63.12 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1989.
Yemen ranks 16th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Yemen, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1990 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1991 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1992 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1993 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1994 | 9.22 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1995 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 1996 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1997 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1998 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1999 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2000 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2002 | 0.0096 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2003 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1313 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2005 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2007 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2008 | 0.4619 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2009 | 5.45 deaths per 100,000 people | +1079.8% |
| 2010 | 2.77 deaths per 100,000 people | -49.1% |
| 2011 | 9.47 deaths per 100,000 people | +241.4% |
| 2012 | 10.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 2.92 deaths per 100,000 people | -72.1% |
| 2014 | 7.95 deaths per 100,000 people | +172.0% |
| 2015 | 26.14 deaths per 100,000 people | +228.6% |
| 2016 | 12.97 deaths per 100,000 people | -50.4% |
| 2017 | 11.01 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.2% |
| 2018 | 14.79 deaths per 100,000 people | +34.4% |
| 2019 | 8.51 deaths per 100,000 people | -42.5% |
| 2020 | 18.64 deaths per 100,000 people | +119.1% |
| 2021 | 63.12 deaths per 100,000 people | +238.6% |
| 2022 | 8.38 deaths per 100,000 people | -86.7% |
| 2023 | 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people | -72.5% |
| 2024 | 2.51 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.3% |
| 2025 | 4.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +63.5% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 4.11 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.7527 deaths per 100,000 people, 5.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +1079.8% | 0.4619 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.45 deaths per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.922 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6053 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 26.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 63.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 6 |
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- 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)
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- 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)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Yemen?
- Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Yemen was 4.11 deaths per 100,000 people in 2025, according to Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 63.12 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 1989.
- How does Yemen rank for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Yemen ranks 16th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Best estimate of the number of deaths of combatants and civilians due to fighting in interstate, intrastate, extrasystemic, non-state conflicts, and one-sided violence that were ongoing that year.