Mortality rate age 5-9 in Yemen
Yemen: Mortality rate age 5-9 was 4.35 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
4.35
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
36th
of 201 countries
All-time high
10.85
in 1990
All-time low
4.35
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate age 5-9 in Yemen, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate age 5-9 in Yemen stood at 4.35. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-9 in Yemen peaked at 10.85 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.35, in 2024.
That places Yemen 36th out of 201 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 5-9 in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.85 | — |
| 1991 | 10.39 | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 9.98 | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 9.58 | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 9.2 | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 8.83 | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 8.48 | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 8.13 | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 7.79 | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 7.45 | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 7.12 | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 6.8 | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 6.49 | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 6.21 | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 5.94 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 5.69 | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 5.47 | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 5.27 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 5.09 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 4.94 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 4.81 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 4.77 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 4.76 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 4.57 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 4.64 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 5.19 | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 5.08 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 5.29 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 5.52 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 5.48 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 4.9 | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 4.95 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 4.73 | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 4.49 | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 4.35 | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.07 | 7.45 | 10.85 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.9 | 4.94 | 7.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.01 | 4.57 | 5.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.68 | 4.35 | 4.95 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 33 Burkina Faso 4.73 compare
- 34 Mozambique 4.72 compare
- 35 Gambia 4.62 compare
- 37 Papua New Guinea 4.33 compare
- 38 Gabon 4.32 compare
- 39 Senegal 4.24 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2001 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2101 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 5-9 in Yemen?
- Mortality rate age 5-9 in Yemen was 4.35 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 10.85 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.35 in 2024.
- How does Yemen rank for mortality rate age 5-9?
- Yemen ranks 36th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 5-9 rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. 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 5-9 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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