Life expectancy vs. health spending in Yemen
Yemen: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 69.3 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
69.3 years
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
175th
of 236 countries
All-time high
69.3 years
in 2023
All-time low
28.93 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Yemen, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 69.3 years for life expectancy vs. health spending in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Yemen peaked at 69.3 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.93 years, in 1950.
Yemen ranks 175th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Yemen, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 28.93 years | — |
| 1951 | 29.28 years | +1.2% |
| 1952 | 29.62 years | +1.2% |
| 1953 | 30.03 years | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 30.41 years | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 30.81 years | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 31.3 years | +1.6% |
| 1957 | 31.78 years | +1.5% |
| 1958 | 32.36 years | +1.8% |
| 1959 | 32.86 years | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 33.46 years | +1.8% |
| 1961 | 34.06 years | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 33.67 years | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 33.43 years | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 34.91 years | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 35.59 years | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 36.26 years | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 37.08 years | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 37.99 years | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 39.61 years | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 40.57 years | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 41.76 years | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 42.69 years | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 43.6 years | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 44.54 years | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 45.48 years | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 46.44 years | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 47.44 years | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 48.48 years | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 49.53 years | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 50.61 years | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 51.68 years | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 52.37 years | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 53.62 years | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 54.59 years | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 55.42 years | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 54 years | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 56.83 years | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 57.43 years | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 58.02 years | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 58.53 years | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 58.8 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 59.26 years | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 59.66 years | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 59.83 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 60.53 years | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 60.88 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 61.34 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 61.79 years | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 62.27 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 62.76 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 63.29 years | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 63.81 years | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 64.41 years | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 64.88 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 65.36 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 65.8 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 66.23 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 66.61 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 66.91 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 67.22 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 67.41 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 67.57 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 67.96 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 68 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 66.76 years | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 67.11 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 67.12 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 65.92 years | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 66.57 years | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 66.44 years | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 66.02 years | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 67.95 years | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 69.3 years | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 30.74 years | 28.93 years | 32.86 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 35.61 years | 33.43 years | 39.61 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.05 years | 40.57 years | 49.53 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.46 years | 50.61 years | 58.02 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.29 years | 58.53 years | 62.27 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 65 years | 62.76 years | 66.91 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.16 years | 65.92 years | 68 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.43 years | 66.02 years | 69.3 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 172 Philippines 69.83 years compare
- 173 Sao Tome and Principe 69.72 years compare
- 174 Libya 69.34 years compare
- 176 Palau 69.27 years compare
- 177 Botswana 69.16 years compare
- 178 Lao People's Democratic Republic 68.96 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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2001 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2101 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Yemen?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Yemen was 69.3 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 69.3 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.93 years in 1950.
- How does Yemen rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Yemen ranks 175th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.