Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Yemen
Yemen: Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or was 11,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Yemen, 2010–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Yemen stood at 11,000. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 124.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Yemen peaked at 11,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,000, in 2010.
Yemen ranks 58th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,000 | — |
| 2011 | 3,400 | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 3,800 | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 4,300 | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 4,900 | +14.0% |
| 2015 | 5,500 | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 6,100 | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 6,700 | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 7,300 | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 8,000 | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 8,600 | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 9,200 | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 9,900 | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 10,000 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 11,000 | +10.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 11,000 is below the median for low income countries, which is 53,000, 21% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 11,000 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3,600, 3.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5,300 | 3,000 | 8,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,740 | 8,600 | 11,000 | 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)
- 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 estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Yemen?
- Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Yemen was 11,000 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 11,000 in 2024.
- What is the lowest estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,000 in 2010.
- How does Yemen rank for estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or?
- Yemen ranks 58th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.5%. 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 Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or both parents due to AIDS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required).