Number of under-five deaths in Yemen
Yemen: Number of under-five deaths was 52,477 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
52,477
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
25th
of 196 countries
All-time high
129,959
in 1965
All-time low
49,855
in 2012
Years of data
62
1963–2024
Number of under-five deaths in Yemen, 1963–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Yemen recorded 52,477 for number of under-five deaths in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Yemen peaked at 129,959 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 49,855, in 2012.
Yemen ranks 25th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 129,061 | — |
| 1964 | 129,717 | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 129,959 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 129,641 | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 128,857 | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 127,471 | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 125,733 | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 123,972 | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 122,236 | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 120,370 | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 118,525 | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 116,588 | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 114,684 | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 112,523 | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 110,006 | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 107,302 | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 105,014 | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 102,691 | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 99,757 | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 96,844 | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 94,080 | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 91,569 | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 89,519 | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 87,945 | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 86,625 | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 85,746 | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 85,084 | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 84,704 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 84,549 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 84,467 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 84,317 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 83,870 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 82,978 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 80,605 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 78,346 | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 76,748 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 74,796 | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 72,510 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 69,839 | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 67,114 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 64,733 | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 62,482 | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 60,179 | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 58,253 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 56,442 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 54,531 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 53,069 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 51,563 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 50,134 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 49,855 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 49,863 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 50,692 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 53,158 | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 53,555 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 54,772 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 56,216 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 56,486 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 54,712 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 55,112 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 54,323 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 53,462 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 52,477 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 128,634 | 125,733 | 129,959 | 7 |
| 1970s | 115,122 | 105,014 | 123,972 | 10 |
| 1980s | 91,986 | 85,084 | 102,691 | 10 |
| 1990s | 81,538 | 74,796 | 84,704 | 10 |
| 2000s | 61,915 | 53,069 | 72,510 | 10 |
| 2010s | 52,629 | 49,855 | 56,486 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54,017 | 52,477 | 55,112 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 22 Burkina Faso 54,009 compare
- 23 China 53,968 compare
- 24 Egypt 53,943 compare
- 26 Philippines 48,685 compare
- 27 Guinea 44,394 compare
- 28 South Africa 41,435 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 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2854 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 3.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5643 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Yemen?
- Number of under-five deaths in Yemen was 52,477 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 129,959 in 1965.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 49,855 in 2012.
- How does Yemen rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Yemen ranks 25th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children dying before reaching age five.