Mortality rate age 15-19 in Yemen
Yemen: Mortality rate age 15-19 was 4.65 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 15-19 in Yemen, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 4.65 for mortality rate age 15-19 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 15-19 in Yemen peaked at 8.87 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.65, in 2024.
Yemen ranks 6th of 20 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 15-19 in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.64 | — |
| 1991 | 7.54 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 7.46 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 7.38 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 7.79 | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 7.24 | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 7.17 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 7.09 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 6.99 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 6.87 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 6.74 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 6.59 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 6.45 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 6.3 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 6.15 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 6.01 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 5.87 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 5.75 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 5.62 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 5.51 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 5.41 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 5.55 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 5.57 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 5.27 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 5.41 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 7.17 | +32.5% |
| 2016 | 6.87 | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 7.25 | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 8.87 | +22.4% |
| 2019 | 8.03 | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 7.06 | -12.1% |
| 2021 | 6.76 | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 5.39 | -20.3% |
| 2023 | 4.91 | -8.9% |
| 2024 | 4.65 | -5.4% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 4.65 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3, 1.5× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate age 15-19 in Yemen changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +32.5% | 5.41 | 7.17 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.32 | 6.87 | 7.79 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.1 | 5.51 | 6.74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.54 | 5.27 | 8.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.75 | 4.65 | 7.06 | 5 |
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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 15-19 in Yemen?
- Mortality rate age 15-19 in Yemen was 4.65 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 15-19 recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 8.87 in 2018.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 15-19 recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.65 in 2024.
- How does Yemen rank for mortality rate age 15-19?
- Yemen ranks 6th out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 15-19 rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 15-19. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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