Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Yemen
Yemen: Maternal mortality, gaps filled was 183.4 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Yemen, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for maternal mortality, gaps filled in Yemen is 183.4, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality, gaps filled in Yemen peaked at 471.06 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 150.96, in 2013.
Yemen ranks 50th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 466.11 | — |
| 1986 | 471.06 | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 437.03 | -7.2% |
| 1988 | 416.4 | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 407.27 | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 383.91 | -5.7% |
| 1991 | 369.36 | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 368.42 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 347.6 | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 357.95 | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 341.94 | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 336.23 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 324.08 | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 315.12 | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 298.24 | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 274.98 | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 266.21 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 240.56 | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 222.32 | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 209.7 | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 196.48 | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 183.07 | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 167.64 | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 168.45 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 155.33 | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 156.65 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 155.16 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 157.66 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 150.96 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 156.03 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 163.93 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 171.83 | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 179.47 | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 175.63 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 181.33 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 183.4 | +1.1% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 183.4 is below the median for low income countries, which is 440.23, 42% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 183.4 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22.02, 8.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 439.58 | 407.27 | 471.06 | 5 |
| 1990s | 344.29 | 298.24 | 383.91 | 10 |
| 2000s | 208.47 | 155.33 | 274.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 164.86 | 150.96 | 181.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 183.4 | 183.4 | 183.4 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
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 maternal mortality, gaps filled in Yemen?
- Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Yemen was 183.4 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 471.06 in 1986.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 150.96 in 2013.
- How does Yemen rank for maternal mortality, gaps filled?
- Yemen ranks 50th out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal mortality, gaps filled rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maternal mortality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Maternal mortality Our World in Data
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About this data
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.