Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate in Yemen, Republic of
Yemen, Republic of: Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate was -2.91 % change on previous year in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate in Yemen, Republic of, 1959–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate in Yemen, Republic of stood at -2.91 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate in Yemen, Republic of peaked at -0.552 % change on previous year in 2015 and was at its lowest, -5.42 % change on previous year, in 1982.
That places Yemen, Republic of 126th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate in Yemen, Republic of, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | -0.976 % change on previous year | — |
| 1960 | -0.846 % change on previous year | -13.3% |
| 1961 | -0.8676 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 1962 | -1.11 % change on previous year | +28.1% |
| 1963 | -1.18 % change on previous year | +6.5% |
| 1964 | -1.37 % change on previous year | +15.6% |
| 1965 | -1.79 % change on previous year | +30.9% |
| 1966 | -2.08 % change on previous year | +16.3% |
| 1967 | -2.5 % change on previous year | +20.2% |
| 1968 | -2.84 % change on previous year | +13.3% |
| 1969 | -3.01 % change on previous year | +5.9% |
| 1970 | -3.16 % change on previous year | +5.0% |
| 1971 | -3.16 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1972 | -3.14 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1973 | -3.19 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1974 | -3.22 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1975 | -3.42 % change on previous year | +6.2% |
| 1976 | -3.74 % change on previous year | +9.4% |
| 1977 | -4.21 % change on previous year | +12.8% |
| 1978 | -4.52 % change on previous year | +7.2% |
| 1979 | -4.82 % change on previous year | +6.7% |
| 1980 | -5.06 % change on previous year | +5.0% |
| 1981 | -5.34 % change on previous year | +5.4% |
| 1982 | -5.42 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 1983 | -5.33 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1984 | -5.19 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 1985 | -4.78 % change on previous year | -8.0% |
| 1986 | -4.23 % change on previous year | -11.5% |
| 1987 | -3.8 % change on previous year | -10.0% |
| 1988 | -3.46 % change on previous year | -9.1% |
| 1989 | -3.08 % change on previous year | -10.8% |
| 1990 | -2.66 % change on previous year | -13.9% |
| 1991 | -2.34 % change on previous year | -11.7% |
| 1992 | -2.07 % change on previous year | -11.5% |
| 1993 | -1.93 % change on previous year | -7.0% |
| 1994 | -1.53 % change on previous year | -20.9% |
| 1995 | -1.61 % change on previous year | +5.7% |
| 1996 | -1.8 % change on previous year | +11.5% |
| 1997 | -2.23 % change on previous year | +24.3% |
| 1998 | -2.82 % change on previous year | +26.2% |
| 1999 | -3.49 % change on previous year | +24.0% |
| 2000 | -4.17 % change on previous year | +19.4% |
| 2001 | -4.61 % change on previous year | +10.6% |
| 2002 | -4.95 % change on previous year | +7.2% |
| 2003 | -4.94 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2004 | -5.02 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 2005 | -4.96 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2006 | -4.68 % change on previous year | -5.6% |
| 2007 | -4.63 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2008 | -4.38 % change on previous year | -5.4% |
| 2009 | -3.98 % change on previous year | -9.1% |
| 2010 | -3.79 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 2011 | -3.26 % change on previous year | -14.1% |
| 2012 | -2.84 % change on previous year | -13.0% |
| 2013 | -2.86 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2014 | -1.99 % change on previous year | -30.3% |
| 2015 | -0.552 % change on previous year | -72.3% |
| 2016 | -2.09 % change on previous year | +279.4% |
| 2017 | -1.42 % change on previous year | -32.3% |
| 2018 | -0.9803 % change on previous year | -30.8% |
| 2019 | -1.81 % change on previous year | +85.1% |
| 2020 | -3.21 % change on previous year | +77.0% |
| 2021 | -1.66 % change on previous year | -48.3% |
| 2022 | -2.68 % change on previous year | +61.4% |
| 2023 | -2.89 % change on previous year | +7.8% |
| 2024 | -2.91 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate in Yemen, Republic of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -279.4% | -0.552 % change on previous year | -2.09 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -0.976 % change on previous year | -0.976 % change on previous year | -0.976 % change on previous year | 1 |
| 1960s | -1.76 % change on previous year | -3.01 % change on previous year | -0.846 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | -3.66 % change on previous year | -4.82 % change on previous year | -3.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -4.57 % change on previous year | -5.42 % change on previous year | -3.08 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.25 % change on previous year | -3.49 % change on previous year | -1.53 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -4.63 % change on previous year | -5.02 % change on previous year | -3.98 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.16 % change on previous year | -3.79 % change on previous year | -0.552 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.67 % change on previous year | -3.21 % change on previous year | -1.66 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen, Republic of
- 123 Turks and Caicos Islands -2.89 % change on previous year compare
- 124 Solomon Islands -2.9 % change on previous year compare
- 125 Jordan -2.9 % change on previous year compare
- 127 Guyana -2.92 % change on previous year compare
- 128 Micronesia, Federated States of -2.94 % change on previous year compare
- 129 Burundi -2.94 % change on previous year compare
More health data for Yemen, Republic of
- 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 809.4 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate in Yemen, Republic of?
- Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate in Yemen, Republic of was -2.91 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate recorded in Yemen, Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was -0.552 % change on previous year in 2015.
- What is the lowest infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate recorded in Yemen, Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.42 % change on previous year in 1982.
- How does Yemen, Republic of rank for infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate?
- Yemen, Republic of ranks 126th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate rising or falling in Yemen, Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen, Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Infant mortality by sex. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Infant mortality by sex Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Infant mortality by sex. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.