Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Yemen
Yemen: Tuberculosis case fatality rate was 14.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Yemen, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 14.0% for tuberculosis case fatality rate in 2024.
That represents a change of down 44.0% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case fatality rate in Yemen peaked at 33.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2013.
That places Yemen 68th out of 181 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.0% | — |
| 2001 | 21.0% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 25.0% | +19.0% |
| 2003 | 29.0% | +16.0% |
| 2004 | 28.0% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 31.0% | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 27.0% | -12.9% |
| 2008 | 24.0% | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | -25.0% |
| 2011 | 16.0% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | -37.5% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 13.0% | +44.4% |
| 2015 | 27.0% | +107.7% |
| 2016 | 17.0% | -37.0% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18.0% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 33.0% | +94.1% |
| 2021 | 31.0% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 27.0% | -12.9% |
| 2023 | 25.0% | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 14.0% | -44.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 14.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 17.5%, 80% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 14.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.0%, 1.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Yemen changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +107.7% | 13.0% | 27.0% |
| 2020 | +94.1% | 17.0% | 33.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.6% | 20.0% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 9.0% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.0% | 14.0% | 33.0% | 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 tuberculosis case fatality rate in Yemen?
- Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Yemen was 14.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2013.
- How does Yemen rank for tuberculosis case fatality rate?
- Yemen ranks 68th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case fatality rate rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis case fatality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated percentage of people diagnosed with tuberculosis, who end up dying of it.