Survival to age 65, male in Yemen
Yemen: Survival to age 65, male was 68.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, male in Yemen, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 68.7% for survival to age 65, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, male in Yemen peaked at 68.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.6%, in 1963.
That places Yemen 142nd out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, male in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 21.7% | — |
| 1961 | 22.4% | +3.0% |
| 1962 | 20.7% | -7.4% |
| 1963 | 19.6% | -5.2% |
| 1964 | 22.0% | +12.3% |
| 1965 | 22.6% | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 23.1% | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 24.0% | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 25.1% | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 27.5% | +10.0% |
| 1970 | 28.8% | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 30.7% | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 31.7% | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 32.7% | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 33.8% | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 34.9% | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 36.0% | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 37.2% | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 38.4% | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 39.7% | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 41.1% | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 42.6% | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 43.5% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 45.2% | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 46.7% | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 47.8% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 41.4% | -13.5% |
| 1987 | 49.8% | +20.3% |
| 1988 | 50.7% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 51.6% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 52.4% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 52.3% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 53.0% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 53.6% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 53.4% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 55.1% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 55.6% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 56.3% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 57.1% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 57.9% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 58.7% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 59.6% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 60.3% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 61.2% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 62.0% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 62.7% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 63.4% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 64.7% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 65.1% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 65.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 65.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 65.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 66.7% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 66.5% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 62.4% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 63.2% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 62.9% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 58.8% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 60.8% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 60.1% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 59.1% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 64.9% | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 68.5% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 68.7% | +0.3% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 68.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 60.0%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 68.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 83.8%, 82% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.9% | 19.6% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 34.4% | 28.8% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.0% | 41.1% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.6% | 52.3% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.2% | 58.7% | 65.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.8% | 58.8% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.3% | 59.1% | 68.7% | 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, male in Yemen?
- Survival to age 65, male in Yemen was 68.7% in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest survival to age 65, male recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 68.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, male recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.6% in 1963.
- How does Yemen rank for survival to age 65, male?
- Yemen ranks 142nd out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, male rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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, male (% 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.