Womens life expectancy at birth in Yemen
Yemen: Womens life expectancy at birth was 71.39 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
71.39
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
177th
of 236 countries
All-time high
71.39
in 2023
All-time low
31.62
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Womens life expectancy at birth in Yemen, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 71.39 for womens life expectancy at birth in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens life expectancy at birth in Yemen peaked at 71.39 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.62, in 1950.
Yemen ranks 177th 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.
Womens life expectancy at birth in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 31.62 | — |
| 1951 | 31.95 | +1.1% |
| 1952 | 32.29 | +1.1% |
| 1953 | 32.65 | +1.1% |
| 1954 | 33.03 | +1.2% |
| 1955 | 33.49 | +1.4% |
| 1956 | 33.94 | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 34.44 | +1.5% |
| 1958 | 34.94 | +1.5% |
| 1959 | 35.48 | +1.5% |
| 1960 | 36.03 | +1.5% |
| 1961 | 36.59 | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 36.67 | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 36.69 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 37.79 | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 38.53 | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 39.21 | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 40.04 | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 40.88 | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 42.28 | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 43.09 | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 44.06 | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 44.99 | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 45.88 | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 46.79 | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 47.66 | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 48.58 | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 49.57 | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 50.62 | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 51.61 | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 52.67 | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 53.69 | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 54.28 | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 55.54 | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 56.45 | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 57.26 | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 57.76 | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 58.65 | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 59.2 | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 59.82 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 60.29 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 60.76 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 61.19 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 61.62 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 62.01 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 62.47 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 62.84 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 63.29 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 63.71 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 64.16 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 64.62 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 65.1 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 65.67 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 66.28 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 66.73 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 67.23 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 67.68 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 68.12 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 68.49 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 68.81 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 69.14 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 69.4 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 69.61 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 69.91 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 70.04 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 69.71 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 69.96 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 70.12 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 69.88 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 70.06 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 69.81 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 69.17 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 70.32 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 71.39 | +1.5% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 71.39 is above the median for low income countries, which is 66.36, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 71.39 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 79.15, 90% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 33.38 | 31.62 | 35.48 | 10 |
| 1960s | 38.47 | 36.03 | 42.28 | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.28 | 43.09 | 51.61 | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.53 | 52.67 | 59.82 | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.23 | 60.29 | 64.16 | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.87 | 64.62 | 68.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.78 | 69.14 | 70.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.17 | 69.17 | 71.39 | 4 |
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9,603 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0806 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is womens life expectancy at birth in Yemen?
- Womens life expectancy at birth in Yemen was 71.39 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 71.39 in 2023.
- What is the lowest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.62 in 1950.
- How does Yemen rank for womens life expectancy at birth?
- Yemen ranks 177th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Womens life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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