Inequality in life expectancy in Yemen
Yemen: Inequality in life expectancy was 0.1972 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1972
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
47th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.2483
in 2010
All-time low
0.1972
in 2023
Years of data
14
2010–2023
Inequality in life expectancy in Yemen, 2010–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, inequality in life expectancy in Yemen stood at 0.1972. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in life expectancy in Yemen peaked at 0.2483 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1972, in 2023.
Yemen ranks 47th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.233 | 0.2238 | 0.2483 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2063 | 0.1972 | 0.2138 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More health data for Yemen
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 809.4 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9,603 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 79 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 79 (2026)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 526,144 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 469,763 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 512,258 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 532,316 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 507,791 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 551,837 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in life expectancy in Yemen?
- Inequality in life expectancy in Yemen was 0.1972 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in life expectancy recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2483 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in life expectancy recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1972 in 2023.
- How does Yemen rank for inequality in life expectancy?
- Yemen ranks 47th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in life expectancy rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. 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 Inequality in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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