Deaths age 5 to 24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Yemen
Yemen: Deaths age 5 to 24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) was 16,419 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Deaths age 5 to 24 in Yemen, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 16,419 for deaths age 5 to 24 in 2024.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths age 5 to 24 in Yemen peaked at 26,170 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11,616, in 1990.
That places Yemen 34th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Deaths age 5 to 24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11,616 | — |
| 1991 | 11,789 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 11,969 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 12,159 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 12,910 | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 12,539 | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 12,709 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 12,859 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 12,988 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 13,082 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 13,126 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 13,119 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 13,084 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 13,043 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 13,009 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 12,992 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 13,011 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 13,043 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 13,082 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 13,146 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 13,224 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 13,909 | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 14,307 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 13,826 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 14,589 | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 19,947 | +36.7% |
| 2016 | 19,501 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 21,056 | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 26,170 | +24.3% |
| 2019 | 24,326 | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 21,767 | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 21,512 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 17,920 | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 16,842 | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 16,419 | -2.5% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 16,419 is above the median for low income countries, which is 16,419, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 16,419 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,918, 8.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths age 5 to 24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +36.7% | 14,589 | 19,947 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,462 | 11,616 | 13,082 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,066 | 12,992 | 13,146 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,086 | 13,224 | 26,170 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,892 | 16,419 | 21,767 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9,603 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0806 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths age 5 to 24 in Yemen?
- Deaths age 5 to 24 in Yemen was 16,419 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest deaths age 5 to 24 recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 26,170 in 2018.
- What is the lowest deaths age 5 to 24 recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,616 in 1990.
- How does Yemen rank for deaths age 5 to 24?
- Yemen ranks 34th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is deaths age 5 to 24 rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Deaths age 5 to 24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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