Mortality from ncds gender in Yemen
Yemen: Mortality from ncds gender was 28 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
28
Change on year
down 7.9%
World rank
37th
of 185 countries
All-time high
34
in 2000
All-time low
28
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Mortality from ncds gender in Yemen, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 28 for mortality from ncds gender in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality from ncds gender in Yemen peaked at 34 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 28, in 2021.
Yemen ranks 37th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Mortality from ncds gender in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34 | — |
| 2001 | 33.5 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 32.9 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 32.5 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 32.2 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 31.7 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 31.2 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 30.9 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 30.7 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 30.3 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 29.6 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 29.3 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 29.1 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 28.9 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 28.7 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 28.5 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 28.6 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 28.6 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 28.7 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 29.1 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 30.4 | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 28 | -7.9% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 28 is above the median for low income countries, which is 25.9, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 28 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15, 1.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.99 | 30.3 | 34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.91 | 28.5 | 29.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.2 | 28 | 30.4 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 35 Guinea-Bissau 28.2 compare
- 36 Somalia 28.1 compare
- 37 Kazakhstan 28 compare
- 39 Togo 27.9 compare
- 40 Vietnam 27.7 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)
- 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 mortality from ncds gender in Yemen?
- Mortality from ncds gender in Yemen was 28 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality from ncds gender recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 34 in 2000.
- What is the lowest mortality from ncds gender recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 28 in 2021.
- How does Yemen rank for mortality from ncds gender?
- Yemen ranks 37th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mortality from ncds gender rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality from ncds gender. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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