Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Yemen
Yemen: Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases was 25.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Yemen, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Yemen stood at 25.8%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Yemen peaked at 31.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25.8%, in 2021.
Yemen ranks 23rd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.2% | 27.7% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 26.0% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 25.8% | 27.2% | 2 |
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More health data for Yemen
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 79 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 79 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 352,577 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 341,441 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 361,230 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 348,781 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 370,066 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 356,298 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Yemen?
- Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Yemen was 25.8% in 2021, according to World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.8% in 2021.
- How does Yemen rank for expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases?
- Yemen ranks 23rd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated share of 30-year-olds who would die before their 70th birthday from common non-communicable diseases: any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease.