Life expectancy in Yemen
Yemen: Life expectancy was 64.65 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
64.65 years
World rank
128th
of 162 countries
All-time high
67.28 years
in 2010
All-time low
25 years
in 1870
Years of data
24
1870–2020
Life expectancy in Yemen, 1870–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy in Yemen is 64.65 years, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Yemen peaked at 67.28 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 25 years, in 1870.
Yemen ranks 128th of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Yemen, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 25 years | — |
| 1880 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 26 years | +4.0% |
| 1925 | 26 years | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 26 years | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 26 years | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 26 years | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 32.15 years | +23.7% |
| 1955 | 34.6 years | +7.6% |
| 1960 | 36.32 years | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 38.56 years | +6.2% |
| 1970 | 41.34 years | +7.2% |
| 1975 | 45.04 years | +8.9% |
| 1980 | 46.68 years | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 51.19 years | +9.7% |
| 1990 | 58.7 years | +14.7% |
| 1995 | 60.45 years | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 62.59 years | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 65.54 years | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 67.28 years | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 65.87 years | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 64.65 years | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1880s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1890s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1900s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1910s | 26 years | 26 years | 26 years | 1 |
| 1920s | 26 years | 26 years | 26 years | 2 |
| 1930s | 26 years | 26 years | 26 years | 2 |
| 1950s | 33.38 years | 32.15 years | 34.6 years | 2 |
| 1960s | 37.44 years | 36.32 years | 38.56 years | 2 |
| 1970s | 43.19 years | 41.34 years | 45.04 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 48.94 years | 46.68 years | 51.19 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 59.58 years | 58.7 years | 60.45 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 64.07 years | 62.59 years | 65.54 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 66.58 years | 65.87 years | 67.28 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 64.65 years | 64.65 years | 64.65 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 125 Ethiopia 65.37 years compare
- 126 South Africa 65.25 years compare
- 127 Madagascar 65.18 years compare
- 129 Mauritania 64.53 years compare
- 130 Bolivia 64.47 years compare
- 131 Ghana 64.11 years compare
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 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0022 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0014 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 10,754 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0.0003 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Yemen?
- Life expectancy in Yemen was 64.65 years in 2020, according to Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 67.28 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 years in 1870.
- How does Yemen rank for life expectancy?
- Yemen ranks 128th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.