Tuberculosis death rate in Yemen
Yemen: Tuberculosis death rate was 5.3 deaths per 100,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis death rate in Yemen, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis death rate in Yemen is 5.3 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 43.6% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis death rate in Yemen peaked at 19 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.2 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2013.
That places Yemen 94th out of 215 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 19 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 11 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
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More health data for Yemen
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 79 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 79 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 526,144 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 469,763 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 512,258 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 532,316 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 507,791 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 551,837 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis death rate in Yemen?
- Tuberculosis death rate in Yemen was 5.3 deaths per 100,000 people in 2024, according to WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 19 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2 deaths per 100,000 people in 2013.
- How does Yemen rank for tuberculosis death rate?
- Yemen ranks 94th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis death rate rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated annual number of deaths from all forms of tuberculosis per 100,000 people.