Number of youth deaths in Yemen
Yemen: Number of youth deaths was 61,201 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Yemen, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of youth deaths in Yemen is 61,201 deaths, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Yemen peaked at 92,317 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 56,468 deaths, in 2013.
That places Yemen 24th out of 199 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.
Number of youth deaths in Yemen, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 92,317 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 92,206 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 92,163 deaths | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 92,056 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 91,634 deaths | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 90,755 deaths | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 88,372 deaths | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 86,089 deaths | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 84,448 deaths | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 82,427 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 80,035 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 77,216 deaths | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 74,326 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 71,778 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 69,376 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 66,932 deaths | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 64,892 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 62,988 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 60,999 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 59,490 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 57,965 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 56,641 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 56,513 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 56,468 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 57,558 deaths | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 60,902 deaths | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 61,345 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 63,076 deaths | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 65,023 deaths | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 65,507 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 63,177 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 63,922 deaths | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 63,083 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 62,135 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 61,201 deaths | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89,247 deaths | 82,427 deaths | 92,317 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 68,803 deaths | 59,490 deaths | 80,035 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 60,100 deaths | 56,468 deaths | 65,507 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 62,704 deaths | 61,201 deaths | 63,922 deaths | 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 75-79, female, annual growth rate 0.2389 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 0.139 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0019 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Yemen?
- Number of youth deaths in Yemen was 61,201 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 92,317 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 56,468 deaths in 2013.
- How does Yemen rank for number of youth deaths?
- Yemen ranks 24th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.