Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita in Yemen
Yemen: Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita was 4.15 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
4.15 years
Change on year
down 10.8%
World rank
168th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.57 years
in 2018
All-time low
3.54 years
in 1990
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita in Yemen, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 4.15 years for sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 10.8% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita in Yemen peaked at 7.57 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.54 years, in 1990.
Yemen ranks 168th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita in Yemen, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.04 years | — |
| 1951 | 5.03 years | -0.2% |
| 1952 | 5.04 years | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 4.97 years | -1.4% |
| 1954 | 4.97 years | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 5.09 years | +2.4% |
| 1956 | 5.03 years | -1.2% |
| 1957 | 5.06 years | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 4.94 years | -2.4% |
| 1959 | 5.01 years | +1.4% |
| 1960 | 4.92 years | -1.7% |
| 1961 | 4.87 years | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 5.68 years | +16.7% |
| 1963 | 6.12 years | +7.6% |
| 1964 | 5.49 years | -10.2% |
| 1965 | 5.61 years | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 5.63 years | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 5.67 years | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 5.55 years | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 5.17 years | -6.8% |
| 1970 | 4.91 years | -5.0% |
| 1971 | 4.52 years | -8.0% |
| 1972 | 4.52 years | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 4.49 years | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 4.42 years | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 4.31 years | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 4.22 years | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 4.21 years | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 4.24 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 4.13 years | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 4.1 years | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 4 years | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 3.82 years | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 3.84 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 3.74 years | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 3.69 years | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 7.23 years | +96.1% |
| 1987 | 3.66 years | -49.4% |
| 1988 | 3.56 years | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 3.62 years | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 3.54 years | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 3.92 years | +10.7% |
| 1992 | 3.88 years | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 3.92 years | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 4.34 years | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 3.88 years | -10.8% |
| 1996 | 3.91 years | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 3.91 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.85 years | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 3.78 years | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 3.72 years | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 3.64 years | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 3.73 years | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 3.77 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 3.71 years | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 3.77 years | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 3.77 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.79 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 3.76 years | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 3.81 years | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 3.84 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 3.95 years | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 4.06 years | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 3.88 years | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 4.04 years | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 5.72 years | +41.6% |
| 2016 | 5.56 years | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 5.83 years | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 7.57 years | +29.9% |
| 2019 | 6.72 years | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 6.48 years | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 6.08 years | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 4.65 years | -23.5% |
| 2023 | 4.15 years | -10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.02 years | 4.94 years | 5.09 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.47 years | 4.87 years | 6.12 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.4 years | 4.13 years | 4.91 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.13 years | 3.56 years | 7.23 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.89 years | 3.54 years | 4.34 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.75 years | 3.64 years | 3.81 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.12 years | 3.84 years | 7.57 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.34 years | 4.15 years | 6.48 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 165 Brunei Darussalam 4.23 years compare
- 166 Isle of Man 4.21 years compare
- 167 Italy 4.18 years compare
- 169 Eritrea 4.15 years compare
- 170 Comoros 4.15 years compare
- 171 Côte d'Ivoire 4.12 years compare
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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita in Yemen?
- Sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita in Yemen was 4.15 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 7.57 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.54 years in 1990.
- How does Yemen rank for sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita?
- Yemen ranks 168th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita 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 Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.