Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Yemen
Yemen: Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of was 49 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
49
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
20th
of 20 countries
All-time high
94
in 1990
All-time low
18
in 1980
Years of data
46
1980–2025
Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Yemen, 1980–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Yemen is 49, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Yemen peaked at 94 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 18, in 1980.
That places Yemen 20th out of 20 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 18 | — |
| 1981 | 21 | +16.7% |
| 1982 | 22 | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 24 | +9.1% |
| 1984 | 27 | +12.5% |
| 1985 | 33 | +22.2% |
| 1986 | 35 | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 41 | +17.1% |
| 1988 | 61 | +48.8% |
| 1989 | 79 | +29.5% |
| 1990 | 94 | +19.0% |
| 1991 | 61 | -35.1% |
| 1992 | 74 | +21.3% |
| 1993 | 77 | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 58 | -24.7% |
| 1995 | 69 | +19.0% |
| 1996 | 72 | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 65 | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 75 | +15.4% |
| 1999 | 84 | +12.0% |
| 2000 | 88 | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 87 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 72 | -17.2% |
| 2003 | 77 | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 89 | +15.6% |
| 2005 | 88 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 86 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 88 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 85 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 84 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 79 | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 77 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 79 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 77 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 70 | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 67 | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 64 | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 60 | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 65 | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 64 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 67 | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 70 | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 57 | -18.6% |
| 2024 | 53 | -7.0% |
| 2025 | 49 | -7.5% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 49 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 98, 50% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.1 | 18 | 79 | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.9 | 58 | 94 | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.4 | 72 | 89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.2 | 60 | 84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 60 | 49 | 70 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 103 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0766 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Yemen?
- Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Yemen was 49 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 94 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 in 1980.
- How does Yemen rank for percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of?
- Yemen ranks 20th out of 20 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of DTP-containing vaccine. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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