Mortality rate age 5-24 in Yemen
Yemen: Mortality rate age 5-24 was 18.17 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 5-24 in Yemen, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate age 5-24 in Yemen is 18.17, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-24 in Yemen peaked at 34.69 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 18.17, in 2024.
That places Yemen 5th out of 20 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 5-24 in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.88 | — |
| 1991 | 32.05 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 31.28 | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 30.57 | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 31.77 | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 29.23 | -8.0% |
| 1996 | 28.57 | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 27.9 | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 27.22 | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 26.51 | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 25.76 | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 25.01 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 24.28 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 23.57 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 22.91 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 22.28 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 21.7 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 21.17 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 20.68 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 20.26 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 19.89 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 20.5 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 20.63 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 19.48 | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 20.16 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 27.44 | +36.1% |
| 2016 | 26.35 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 28.03 | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 34.69 | +23.8% |
| 2019 | 31.49 | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 27.61 | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 26.6 | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 21.16 | -20.5% |
| 2023 | 19.23 | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 18.17 | -5.5% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 18.17 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.5, 1.9× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate age 5-24 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 | +36.1% | 20.16 | 27.44 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.8 | 26.51 | 32.88 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.76 | 20.26 | 25.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.87 | 19.48 | 34.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.55 | 18.17 | 27.61 | 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 5-24 in Yemen?
- Mortality rate age 5-24 in Yemen was 18.17 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 5-24 recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 34.69 in 2018.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-24 recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.17 in 2024.
- How does Yemen rank for mortality rate age 5-24?
- Yemen ranks 5th out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 5-24 rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. 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 5-24. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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