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
4th
of 20 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
The most recent figure for mortality rate age 5-9 in Yemen is 4.35, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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.
Yemen ranks 4th of 20 countries on this measure, 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% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 4.35 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.37, 3.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
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
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 5-9 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 4th out of 20 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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