Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Yemen
Yemen: Share in poverty vs. life expectancy was 69.3 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Yemen, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Yemen stood at 69.3 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Yemen peaked at 69.3 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.93 years, in 1950.
Yemen ranks 175th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 30.74 years | 28.93 years | 32.86 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 35.61 years | 33.43 years | 39.61 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.05 years | 40.57 years | 49.53 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.46 years | 50.61 years | 58.02 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.29 years | 58.53 years | 62.27 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 65 years | 62.76 years | 66.91 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.16 years | 65.92 years | 68 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.43 years | 66.02 years | 69.3 years | 4 |
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More health data for Yemen
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 79 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 79 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 352,577 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 341,441 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 361,230 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 348,781 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 370,066 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 356,298 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Yemen?
- Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Yemen was 69.3 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 69.3 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest share in poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.93 years in 1950.
- How does Yemen rank for share in poverty vs. life expectancy?
- Yemen ranks 175th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share in poverty vs. life expectancy rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty vs. life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.