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 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
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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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 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 192 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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The 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.