Number of infant deaths in Yemen
Yemen: Number of infant deaths was 46,799 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
46,799
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
18th
of 196 countries
All-time high
86,743
in 1967
All-time low
42,713
in 2012
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of infant deaths in Yemen, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Yemen recorded 46,799 for number of infant deaths in 2024.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Yemen peaked at 86,743 in 1967 and was at its lowest, 42,713, in 2012.
That places Yemen 18th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 80,604 | — |
| 1961 | 81,946 | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 83,180 | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 84,328 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 85,435 | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 86,237 | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 86,671 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 86,743 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 86,313 | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 85,618 | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 84,996 | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 84,365 | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 83,578 | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 82,792 | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 81,998 | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 81,350 | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 80,521 | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 79,321 | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 77,962 | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 77,060 | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 76,068 | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 74,375 | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 72,657 | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 71,000 | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 69,528 | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 68,394 | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 67,587 | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 66,913 | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 66,603 | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 66,410 | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 66,455 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 66,686 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 66,934 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 67,082 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 66,939 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 66,390 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 64,457 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 62,819 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 62,025 | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 60,934 | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 59,496 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 57,581 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 55,545 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 53,838 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 52,202 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 50,489 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 49,105 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 47,772 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 46,289 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 45,212 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 44,037 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 42,824 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 42,713 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 43,180 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 43,988 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 45,453 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 46,040 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 46,848 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 47,803 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 48,212 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 47,779 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 48,125 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 47,859 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 47,523 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 46,799 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84,708 | 80,604 | 86,743 | 10 |
| 1970s | 81,394 | 77,060 | 84,996 | 10 |
| 1980s | 69,954 | 66,410 | 76,068 | 10 |
| 1990s | 65,072 | 60,934 | 67,082 | 10 |
| 2000s | 51,753 | 45,212 | 59,496 | 10 |
| 2010s | 45,110 | 42,713 | 48,212 | 10 |
| 2020s | 47,617 | 46,799 | 48,125 | 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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2001 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2101 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Yemen?
- Number of infant deaths in Yemen was 46,799 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 86,743 in 1967.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,713 in 2012.
- How does Yemen rank for number of infant deaths?
- Yemen ranks 18th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.