Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Yemen
Yemen: Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths was 0.5548 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Yemen, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 0.5548 for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Yemen peaked at 0.5548 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3645, in 1990.
That places Yemen 81st out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3645 | — |
| 1991 | 0.3668 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3689 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3706 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3714 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3725 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3693 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3815 | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3879 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3975 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4057 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4146 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4239 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4356 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4442 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4532 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4646 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4713 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4805 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4903 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4936 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4975 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5106 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5206 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5226 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5088 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5139 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5108 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5057 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5099 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5322 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5315 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5417 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5533 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.5548 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3751 | 0.3645 | 0.3975 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4484 | 0.4057 | 0.4903 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5094 | 0.4936 | 0.5226 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5427 | 0.5315 | 0.5548 | 5 |
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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 30-34, female, annual growth rate 2.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Yemen?
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Yemen was 0.5548 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5548 in 2024.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3645 in 1990.
- How does Yemen rank for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths?
- Yemen ranks 81st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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