Life expectancy at birth, female in Yemen
Yemen: Life expectancy at birth, female was 71.55 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Yemen, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 71.55 years for life expectancy at birth, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Yemen peaked at 71.55 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.03 years, in 1960.
Yemen ranks 159th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in Yemen, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 36.03 years | — |
| 1961 | 36.59 years | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 36.67 years | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 36.69 years | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 37.79 years | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 38.53 years | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 39.21 years | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 40.04 years | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 40.88 years | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 42.28 years | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 43.09 years | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 44.06 years | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 44.99 years | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 45.88 years | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 46.79 years | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 47.66 years | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 48.58 years | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 49.57 years | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 50.62 years | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 51.61 years | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 52.67 years | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 53.69 years | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 54.28 years | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 55.54 years | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 56.45 years | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 57.26 years | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 57.76 years | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 58.65 years | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 59.2 years | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 59.82 years | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 60.29 years | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 60.76 years | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 61.19 years | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 61.62 years | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 62.01 years | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 62.47 years | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 62.84 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 63.29 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 63.71 years | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 64.16 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 64.62 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 65.1 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 65.67 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 66.28 years | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 66.73 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 67.23 years | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 67.68 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 68.12 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 68.49 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 68.81 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 69.14 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 69.4 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 69.61 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 69.91 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 70.04 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 69.71 years | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 69.96 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 70.12 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 69.88 years | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 70.06 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 69.81 years | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 69.17 years | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 70.32 years | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 71.39 years | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 71.55 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.47 years | 36.03 years | 42.28 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.28 years | 43.09 years | 51.61 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.53 years | 52.67 years | 59.82 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.23 years | 60.29 years | 64.16 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.87 years | 64.62 years | 68.81 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.78 years | 69.14 years | 70.12 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.45 years | 69.17 years | 71.55 years | 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 809.4 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9,603 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.4102 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 3.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2789 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Yemen?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Yemen was 71.55 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 71.55 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.03 years in 1960.
- How does Yemen rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Yemen ranks 159th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.