Number of neonatal deaths in Yemen
Yemen: Number of neonatal deaths was 29,116 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
29,116
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
16th
of 196 countries
All-time high
31,250
in 1993
All-time low
24,943
in 2011
Years of data
63
1962–2024
Number of neonatal deaths in Yemen, 1962–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of neonatal deaths in Yemen stood at 29,116.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Yemen peaked at 31,250 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 24,943, in 2011.
That places Yemen 16th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 27,690 | — |
| 1963 | 28,154 | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 28,699 | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 29,110 | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 29,495 | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 29,806 | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 29,888 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 29,949 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 30,076 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 30,063 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 30,047 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 30,060 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 30,166 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 30,319 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 30,400 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 30,426 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 30,440 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 30,883 | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 30,959 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 30,892 | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 30,797 | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 30,699 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 30,522 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 30,501 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 30,512 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 30,555 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 30,702 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 30,731 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 30,876 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 31,016 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 31,159 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 31,250 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 31,152 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 30,912 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 29,769 | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 29,891 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 29,771 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 29,734 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 29,416 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 28,953 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 28,449 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 28,197 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 27,752 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 27,275 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 27,062 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 26,599 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 26,202 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 26,021 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 25,451 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 24,943 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 25,457 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 25,957 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 26,492 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 27,046 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 27,520 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 27,978 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 28,430 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 28,803 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 29,120 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 29,290 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 29,429 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 29,580 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 29,116 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29,099 | 27,690 | 29,949 | 8 |
| 1970s | 30,288 | 30,047 | 30,883 | 10 |
| 1980s | 30,687 | 30,501 | 30,959 | 10 |
| 1990s | 30,553 | 29,734 | 31,250 | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,593 | 26,021 | 29,416 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,808 | 24,943 | 28,803 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,307 | 29,116 | 29,580 | 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 neonatal deaths in Yemen?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Yemen was 29,116 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 31,250 in 1993.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,943 in 2011.
- How does Yemen rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Yemen ranks 16th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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 neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.