Life expectancy at age 60 in Yemen, Republic of

Yemen, Republic of: Life expectancy at age 60 was 16.6 in 2021. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2021)
16.6
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
137th
of 184 countries
All-time high
18.3
in 2014
All-time low
16.6
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Life expectancy at age 60 in Yemen, Republic of, 2000–2021

051015202000201020212000: 16.92001: 172002: 17.12003: 17.22004: 17.32005: 17.52006: 17.62007: 17.72008: 17.82009: 17.92010: 18.12011: 18.12012: 18.22013: 18.32014: 18.32015: 18.32016: 18.22017: 18.22018: 182019: 182020: 16.82021: 16.6

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Yemen, Republic of recorded 16.6 for life expectancy at age 60 in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60 in Yemen, Republic of peaked at 18.3 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 16.6, in 2021.

That places Yemen, Republic of 137th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.4 16.86 17.94 10
2010s 18.16 17.98 18.3 10
2020s 16.68 16.6 16.77 2

Countries ranked near Yemen, Republic of

  1. 134 Ghana 16.75 compare
  2. 135 Djibouti 16.66 compare
  3. 136 Sierra Leone 16.63 compare
  4. 138 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 16.58 compare
  5. 139 Mali 16.57 compare
  6. 140 Niger 16.49 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at age 60 in Yemen, Republic of?
Life expectancy at age 60 in Yemen, Republic of was 16.6 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest life expectancy at age 60 recorded in Yemen, Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 18.3 in 2014.
What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60 recorded in Yemen, Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 16.6 in 2021.
How does Yemen, Republic of rank for life expectancy at age 60?
Yemen, Republic of ranks 137th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
Is life expectancy at age 60 rising or falling in Yemen, Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Yemen, Republic of data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60 (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at age 60 (years)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
196 places, 4,312 data points, 2000–2021
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