Deaths from falls in Yemen

Yemen: Deaths from falls was 1,335 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
1,335 deaths
Change on year
up 18.1%
World rank
59th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1,335 deaths
in 2021
All-time low
749.72 deaths
in 2004
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths from falls in Yemen, 2000–2021

05001.0k1.5k2000201020212000: 782.3 deaths2001: 819.3 deaths2002: 820.6 deaths2003: 769.4 deaths2004: 749.7 deaths2005: 835.2 deaths2006: 810.7 deaths2007: 936.4 deaths2008: 959.1 deaths2009: 960.9 deaths2010: 964.8 deaths2011: 961.8 deaths2012: 991.6 deaths2013: 1.0k deaths2014: 1.1k deaths2015: 1.1k deaths2016: 1.1k deaths2017: 1.1k deaths2018: 1.1k deaths2019: 1.1k deaths2020: 1.1k deaths2021: 1.3k deaths

Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.

Analysis

In 2021, deaths from falls in Yemen stood at 1,335 deaths. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 18.1% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths from falls in Yemen peaked at 1,335 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 749.72 deaths, in 2004.

That places Yemen 59th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 844.35 deaths 749.72 deaths 960.88 deaths 10
2010s 1,043 deaths 961.8 deaths 1,103 deaths 10
2020s 1,232 deaths 1,130 deaths 1,335 deaths 2

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 56 Malawi 1,378 deaths compare
  2. 57 Uganda 1,377 deaths compare
  3. 58 Morocco 1,368 deaths compare
  4. 60 Venezuela 1,322 deaths compare
  5. 61 South Africa 1,251 deaths compare
  6. 62 Finland 1,247 deaths compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths from falls in Yemen?
Deaths from falls in Yemen was 1,335 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths from falls recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 1,335 deaths in 2021.
What is the lowest deaths from falls recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 749.72 deaths in 2004.
How does Yemen rank for deaths from falls?
Yemen ranks 59th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths from falls rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Deaths from falls. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Deaths from falls
Unit
deaths
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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Estimated number of deaths from falls in both sexes.