Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Yemen
Yemen: Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates was 20.89 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
20.89
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
42nd
of 200 countries
All-time high
43.75
in 1990
All-time low
20.89
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Yemen, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Yemen stood at 20.89. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Yemen peaked at 43.75 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 20.89, in 2024.
That places Yemen 42nd out of 200 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.
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 43.75 | — |
| 1991 | 42.85 | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 42.06 | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 41.38 | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 40.78 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 40.26 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 39.8 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 39.26 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 38.58 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 37.71 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 36.72 | -2.6% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.64 | 37.71 | 43.75 | 10 |
| 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
- 39 Uganda 21.34 compare
- 40 Dominican Republic 21.24 compare
- 41 Senegal 20.94 compare
- 43 Mauritania 20.82 compare
- 44 Kenya 20.7 compare
- 45 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 809.4 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9,603 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0143 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0111 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Yemen?
- Neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Yemen was 20.89 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 43.75 in 1990.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.89 in 2024.
- How does Yemen rank for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates?
- Yemen ranks 42nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates 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 UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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