Life expectancy at age 15 in Yemen
Yemen: Life expectancy at age 15 was 79.65 in 2100. ▲ Rising
Latest (2100)
79.65
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
190th
of 236 countries
All-time high
79.65
in 2100
All-time low
58.46
in 1963
Years of data
151
1950–2100
Life expectancy at age 15 in Yemen, 1950–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2100, life expectancy at age 15 in Yemen stood at 79.65. That is the highest value across all 151 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Yemen peaked at 79.65 in 2100 and was at its lowest, 58.46, in 1963.
Yemen ranks 190th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 15 in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 58.82 | — |
| 1951 | 58.93 | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 59.03 | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 59.17 | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 59.26 | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 59.35 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 59.5 | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 59.62 | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 59.83 | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 59.96 | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 60.18 | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 60.39 | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 59.27 | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 58.46 | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 59.64 | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 59.84 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 59.93 | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 60.19 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 60.57 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 61.64 | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 61.96 | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 62.6 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 62.85 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 63.09 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 63.32 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 63.55 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 63.79 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 64.06 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 64.36 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 64.67 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 65.02 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 65.4 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 65.53 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 66.02 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 66.4 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 66.69 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 64.39 | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 67.2 | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 67.42 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 67.67 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 67.88 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 67.9 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 68.11 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 68.29 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 68.22 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 68.75 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 68.92 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 69.12 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 69.33 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 69.54 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 69.74 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 69.97 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 70.19 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 70.48 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 70.67 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 70.87 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 71.06 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 71.25 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 71.41 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 71.5 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 71.64 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 71.69 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 71.73 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 71.97 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 71.93 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 70.7 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 70.94 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 70.85 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 69.64 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 70.24 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 69.84 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 69.34 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 71.24 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 72.52 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 72.59 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 72.66 | +0.1% |
| 2026 | 72.74 | +0.1% |
| 2027 | 72.81 | +0.1% |
| 2028 | 72.87 | +0.1% |
| 2029 | 72.95 | +0.1% |
| 2030 | 73.02 | +0.1% |
| 2031 | 73.09 | +0.1% |
| 2032 | 73.15 | +0.1% |
| 2033 | 73.22 | +0.1% |
| 2034 | 73.29 | +0.1% |
| 2035 | 73.36 | +0.1% |
| 2036 | 73.43 | +0.1% |
| 2037 | 73.5 | +0.1% |
| 2038 | 73.57 | +0.1% |
| 2039 | 73.64 | +0.1% |
| 2040 | 73.72 | +0.1% |
| 2041 | 73.78 | +0.1% |
| 2042 | 73.85 | +0.1% |
| 2043 | 73.93 | +0.1% |
| 2044 | 74.01 | +0.1% |
| 2045 | 74.08 | +0.1% |
| 2046 | 74.17 | +0.1% |
| 2047 | 74.25 | +0.1% |
| 2048 | 74.33 | +0.1% |
| 2049 | 74.42 | +0.1% |
| 2050 | 74.52 | +0.1% |
| 2051 | 74.61 | +0.1% |
| 2052 | 74.71 | +0.1% |
| 2053 | 74.8 | +0.1% |
| 2054 | 74.89 | +0.1% |
| 2055 | 74.98 | +0.1% |
| 2056 | 75.06 | +0.1% |
| 2057 | 75.15 | +0.1% |
| 2058 | 75.24 | +0.1% |
| 2059 | 75.33 | +0.1% |
| 2060 | 75.41 | +0.1% |
| 2061 | 75.51 | +0.1% |
| 2062 | 75.61 | +0.1% |
| 2063 | 75.7 | +0.1% |
| 2064 | 75.79 | +0.1% |
| 2065 | 75.89 | +0.1% |
| 2066 | 75.98 | +0.1% |
| 2067 | 76.08 | +0.1% |
| 2068 | 76.19 | +0.1% |
| 2069 | 76.28 | +0.1% |
| 2070 | 76.38 | +0.1% |
| 2071 | 76.49 | +0.1% |
| 2072 | 76.59 | +0.1% |
| 2073 | 76.7 | +0.1% |
| 2074 | 76.8 | +0.1% |
| 2075 | 76.91 | +0.1% |
| 2076 | 77.01 | +0.1% |
| 2077 | 77.11 | +0.1% |
| 2078 | 77.22 | +0.1% |
| 2079 | 77.32 | +0.1% |
| 2080 | 77.42 | +0.1% |
| 2081 | 77.52 | +0.1% |
| 2082 | 77.63 | +0.1% |
| 2083 | 77.73 | +0.1% |
| 2084 | 77.84 | +0.1% |
| 2085 | 77.95 | +0.1% |
| 2086 | 78.06 | +0.1% |
| 2087 | 78.18 | +0.1% |
| 2088 | 78.29 | +0.1% |
| 2089 | 78.41 | +0.2% |
| 2090 | 78.53 | +0.2% |
| 2091 | 78.65 | +0.2% |
| 2092 | 78.75 | +0.1% |
| 2093 | 78.86 | +0.1% |
| 2094 | 78.98 | +0.1% |
| 2095 | 79.1 | +0.2% |
| 2096 | 79.21 | +0.1% |
| 2097 | 79.31 | +0.1% |
| 2098 | 79.42 | +0.1% |
| 2099 | 79.53 | +0.1% |
| 2100 | 79.65 | +0.1% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 79.65 is above the median for low income countries, which is 75.89, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 79.65 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 88.42, 90% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 59.35 | 58.82 | 59.96 | 10 |
| 1960s | 60.01 | 58.46 | 61.64 | 10 |
| 1970s | 63.42 | 61.96 | 64.67 | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.17 | 64.39 | 67.67 | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.61 | 67.88 | 69.54 | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.71 | 69.74 | 71.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.13 | 69.64 | 71.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.96 | 69.34 | 72.95 | 10 |
| 2030s | 73.33 | 73.02 | 73.64 | 10 |
| 2040s | 74.05 | 73.72 | 74.42 | 10 |
| 2050s | 74.93 | 74.52 | 75.33 | 10 |
| 2060s | 75.84 | 75.41 | 76.28 | 10 |
| 2070s | 76.85 | 76.38 | 77.32 | 10 |
| 2080s | 77.9 | 77.42 | 78.41 | 10 |
| 2090s | 79.03 | 78.53 | 79.53 | 10 |
| 2100s | 79.65 | 79.65 | 79.65 | 1 |
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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)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0806 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 15 in Yemen?
- Life expectancy at age 15 in Yemen was 79.65 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 79.65 in 2100.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.46 in 1963.
- How does Yemen rank for life expectancy at age 15?
- Yemen ranks 190th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
- Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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