Neonatal mortality rate in Yemen
Yemen: Neonatal mortality rate was 20.89 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Yemen, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Yemen stood at 20.89. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Yemen peaked at 36.72 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.89, in 2024.
That places Yemen 39th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.72 | — |
| 2001 | 35.67 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 34.53 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 33.42 | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 32.31 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 31.2 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 30.16 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 29.17 | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 28.29 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 27.48 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 26.73 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 26.07 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 25.5 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 24.99 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 24.56 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 24.18 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 23.81 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 23.47 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 23.16 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 22.84 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 22.47 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 22.13 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 21.76 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 21.35 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 20.89 | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.89 | 27.48 | 36.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.53 | 22.84 | 26.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.72 | 20.89 | 22.47 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 36 Uganda 21.34 compare
- 37 Dominican Republic 21.24 compare
- 38 Senegal 20.94 compare
- 40 Mauritania 20.82 compare
- 41 Kenya 20.7 compare
- 42 Papua New Guinea 20.07 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 65-69, male, annual growth rate 5.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0049 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 3.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0038 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Yemen?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Yemen was 20.89 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 36.72 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.89 in 2024.
- How does Yemen rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Yemen ranks 39th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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