Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Yemen
Yemen: Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth was 4.15 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Yemen, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Yemen is 4.15, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.8% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Yemen peaked at 7.57 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.54, in 1990.
That places Yemen 168th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.04 | — |
| 1951 | 5.03 | -0.2% |
| 1952 | 5.04 | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 4.97 | -1.4% |
| 1954 | 4.97 | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 5.09 | +2.4% |
| 1956 | 5.03 | -1.2% |
| 1957 | 5.06 | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 4.94 | -2.4% |
| 1959 | 5.01 | +1.4% |
| 1960 | 4.92 | -1.7% |
| 1961 | 4.87 | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 5.68 | +16.7% |
| 1963 | 6.12 | +7.6% |
| 1964 | 5.49 | -10.2% |
| 1965 | 5.61 | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 5.63 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 5.67 | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 5.55 | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 5.17 | -6.8% |
| 1970 | 4.91 | -5.0% |
| 1971 | 4.52 | -8.0% |
| 1972 | 4.52 | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 4.49 | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 4.42 | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 4.31 | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 4.22 | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 4.21 | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 4.24 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 4.13 | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 4.1 | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 4 | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 3.82 | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 3.84 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 3.74 | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 3.69 | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 7.23 | +96.1% |
| 1987 | 3.66 | -49.4% |
| 1988 | 3.56 | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 3.62 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 3.54 | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 3.92 | +10.7% |
| 1992 | 3.88 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 3.92 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 4.34 | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 3.88 | -10.8% |
| 1996 | 3.91 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 3.91 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.85 | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 3.78 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 3.72 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 3.64 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 3.73 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 3.77 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 3.71 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 3.77 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 3.77 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.79 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 3.76 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 3.81 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 3.84 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 3.95 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 4.06 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 3.88 | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 4.04 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 5.72 | +41.6% |
| 2016 | 5.56 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 5.83 | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 7.57 | +29.9% |
| 2019 | 6.72 | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 6.48 | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 6.08 | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 4.65 | -23.5% |
| 2023 | 4.15 | -10.8% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 4.15 is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.25, 98% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 4.15 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.99, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +96.1% | 3.69 | 7.23 |
| 1987 | -49.4% | 7.23 | 3.66 |
| 2015 | +41.6% | 4.04 | 5.72 |
| 2018 | +29.9% | 5.83 | 7.57 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.02 | 4.94 | 5.09 | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.47 | 4.87 | 6.12 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.4 | 4.13 | 4.91 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.13 | 3.56 | 7.23 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.89 | 3.54 | 4.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.75 | 3.64 | 3.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.12 | 3.84 | 7.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.34 | 4.15 | 6.48 | 4 |
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 difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Yemen?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Yemen was 4.15 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at birth recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 7.57 in 2018.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at birth recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.54 in 1990.
- How does Yemen rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth?
- Yemen ranks 168th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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