What is infant mortality rate in Yemen?

Infant mortality rate in Yemen was 3.38 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Yemen?

The highest recorded value was 28.1 deaths per 100 live births in 1958.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Yemen?

The lowest recorded value was 3.38 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Yemen rank for infant mortality rate?

Yemen ranks 38th out of 199 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 volatile.

Where does this Yemen data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Infant mortality rate in Yemen

Name: Infant mortality rate in Yemen
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Yemen: Infant mortality rate was 3.38 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

3.38 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.0%

World rank

38th

of 199 countries

All-time high

28.1 deaths per 100 live births

in 1958

All-time low

3.38 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1958–2024

Infant mortality rate in Yemen, 1958–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Yemen recorded 3.38 deaths per 100 live births for infant mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 67 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is 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 28.1 deaths per 100 live births in 1958 and was at its lowest, 3.38 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Yemen 38th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	27.97 deaths per 100 live births	27.85 deaths per 100 live births	28.1 deaths per 100 live births	2
1960s	25.85 deaths per 100 live births	23.32 deaths per 100 live births	27.59 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	19.41 deaths per 100 live births	15.99 deaths per 100 live births	22.58 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	12.15 deaths per 100 live births	9.96 deaths per 100 live births	15.16 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	8.84 deaths per 100 live births	7.91 deaths per 100 live births	9.69 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	6.11 deaths per 100 live births	4.86 deaths per 100 live births	7.58 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	4.21 deaths per 100 live births	3.9 deaths per 100 live births	4.67 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	3.58 deaths per 100 live births	3.38 deaths per 100 live births	3.76 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Yemen

35 Zambia 3.46 deaths per 100 live births compare
36 Ethiopia 3.45 deaths per 100 live births compare
37 Kenya 3.42 deaths per 100 live births compare
39 Dominica 3.33 deaths per 100 live births compare
40 Myanmar 3.28 deaths per 100 live births compare
41 Gambia 3.27 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Yemen

Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (2100)
Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 79 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 79 deaths (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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality rate in Yemen?: Infant mortality rate in Yemen was 3.38 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Yemen?: The highest recorded value was 28.1 deaths per 100 live births in 1958.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Yemen?: The lowest recorded value was 3.38 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Yemen rank for infant mortality rate?: Yemen ranks 38th out of 199 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 volatile.
Where does this Yemen data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .