Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Yemen
Yemen: Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending was 43 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Yemen, 2000–2023
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 43 for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Yemen peaked at 45 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 41, in 2000.
Yemen ranks 176th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41 | — |
| 2001 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 42 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 43 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 43 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 43 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 44 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 45 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 44 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 45 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 44 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 45 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 43 | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.4 | 41 | 44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.3 | 44 | 45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.25 | 43 | 45 | 4 |
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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)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0143 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 4.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0109 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Yemen?
- Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Yemen was 43 in 2023, according to Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 45 in 2014.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 41 in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending?
- Yemen ranks 176th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Universal healthcare coverage (UHC) service coverage is measured on a scale from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) based on the average coverage of essential healthcare services.