Infant mortality rate in Yemen
Yemen: Infant mortality rate was 33.85 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Yemen, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 33.85 for infant mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Yemen peaked at 75.77 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 33.85, in 2024.
Yemen ranks 35th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75.77 | — |
| 2001 | 72.24 | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 68.67 | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 65.22 | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 61.91 | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 58.8 | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 55.91 | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 53.25 | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 50.76 | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 48.62 | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 46.71 | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 45.19 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 43.95 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 42.62 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 41.77 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 41.59 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 40.71 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 40.12 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 39.72 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 38.96 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 37.57 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 36.93 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 35.95 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 34.88 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 33.85 | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.12 | 48.62 | 75.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.13 | 38.96 | 46.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.84 | 33.85 | 37.57 | 5 |
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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 60-64, female, annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.008 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 5.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0074 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Yemen?
- Infant mortality rate in Yemen was 33.85 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 75.77 in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.85 in 2024.
- How does Yemen rank for infant mortality rate?
- Yemen ranks 35th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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