Survival to age 65, female in Yemen
Yemen: Survival to age 65, female was 77.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, female in Yemen, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival to age 65, female in Yemen is 77.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, female in Yemen peaked at 77.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.1%, in 1960.
Yemen ranks 155th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Survival to age 65, female in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 31.1% | — |
| 1961 | 31.7% | +2.0% |
| 1962 | 31.5% | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 31.2% | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 32.7% | +4.6% |
| 1965 | 33.6% | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 34.2% | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 35.2% | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 36.1% | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 38.0% | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 38.8% | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 40.0% | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 41.1% | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 42.1% | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 43.1% | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 44.1% | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 45.1% | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 46.3% | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 47.6% | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 48.8% | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 50.1% | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 51.4% | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 52.0% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 53.7% | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 55.0% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 56.0% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 56.5% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 57.9% | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 58.7% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 59.6% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 60.2% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 61.0% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 61.6% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 62.3% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 62.9% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 63.6% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 64.2% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 64.9% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 65.5% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 66.2% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 66.8% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 67.5% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 68.4% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 69.4% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 70.1% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 70.8% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 71.5% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 72.2% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 72.8% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 73.2% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 73.8% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 74.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 74.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 75.0% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 75.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 74.5% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 74.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 75.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 74.7% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 75.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 74.2% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 72.6% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 75.1% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 77.3% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 77.5% | +0.3% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 77.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 68.3%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 77.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 89.6%, 87% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.5% | 31.1% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 43.7% | 38.8% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.1% | 50.1% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.2% | 60.2% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.3% | 66.8% | 73.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.7% | 73.8% | 75.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.3% | 72.6% | 77.5% | 5 |
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 survival to age 65, female in Yemen?
- Survival to age 65, female in Yemen was 77.5% in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest survival to age 65, female recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 77.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, female recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.1% in 1960.
- How does Yemen rank for survival to age 65, female?
- Yemen ranks 155th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, female rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.