Neonatal mortality ihme in Yemen
Yemen: Neonatal mortality ihme was 2.28 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
2.28
Change on year
down 18.3%
World rank
34th
of 204 countries
All-time high
8.65
in 1950
All-time low
2.28
in 2019
Years of data
70
1950–2019
Neonatal mortality ihme in Yemen, 1950–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 2.28 for neonatal mortality ihme in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
The figure is down 18.3% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality ihme in Yemen peaked at 8.65 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 2.28, in 2019.
That places Yemen 34th out of 204 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.3 | 7.99 | 8.65 | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.37 | 6.87 | 7.84 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.78 | 5.09 | 6.66 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.66 | 4.25 | 5.02 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.88 | 3.57 | 4.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.15 | 2.84 | 3.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.54 | 2.28 | 2.79 | 10 |
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More health data for Yemen
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 809.4 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9,603 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 79 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 79 (2026)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 526,144 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 469,763 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 512,258 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 532,316 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 507,791 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 551,837 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality ihme in Yemen?
- Neonatal mortality ihme in Yemen was 2.28 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality ihme recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 8.65 in 1950.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality ihme recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.28 in 2019.
- How does Yemen rank for neonatal mortality ihme?
- Yemen ranks 34th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is neonatal mortality ihme rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality ihme. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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