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Health · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Low income
Yemen: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 69.4 yrs (2024), 156th of 217 in the world and 19th of 23 in the Middle East & North Africa. Life expectancy, women is 71.5 yrs (2024), 159th of 217 in the world and 20th of 23 in the Middle East & North Africa. Life expectancy, men is 67.4 yrs (2024), 151st of 217 in the world and 19th of 23 in the Middle East & North Africa.
Life expectancy
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Life expectancy, women
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17 indicators
Health: Yemen in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 69.4 yrs2024 | 156/217 | 19/23 | 62.8 yrs | 67.2 yrs | 66.4 yrs | +2.1%since 2014 | 72.3 yrs | 65.2 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 71.5 yrs2024 | 159/217 | 20/23 | 64.6 yrs | 69.1 yrs | 69.8 yrs | +2.2%since 2014 | 74.3 yrs | 67.7 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 67.4 yrs2024 | 151/217 | 19/23 | 60.9 yrs | 65.3 yrs | 63.3 yrs | +2.1%since 2014 | 70.4 yrs | 62.8 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Infant mortalityInfant mortality, per 1,000 live births | 33.82024 | 38/196 | 4/23 | 75.8 | 46.7 | 37.6 | −19%since 2014 | 32.0 | 46.7 | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortalityUnder-5 mortality, per 1,000 live births | 38.12024 | 44/196 | 4/23 | 92.9 | 55.0 | 43.4 | −22%since 2014 | 36.4 | 68.8 | 37.4 | |
| Neonatal mortalityNeonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births | 20.92024 | 42/196 | 4/23 | 36.7 | 26.7 | 22.5 | −15%since 2014 | 22.7 | 24.9 | 17.2 | |
| Maternal mortalityMaternal mortality, per 100,000 live births | 1182023 | 62/194 | 4/23 | 241 | 144 | 135 | −13%since 2013 | 47 | 346 | 197 | |
| Measles vaccinationMeasles immunisation, % of children 12–23 months | 41%2024 | 192/193 | 23/23 | 70% | 68% | 53% | −23.0 ppsince 2014 | 84% | 67% | 84% | |
| HIV prevalenceHIV prevalence, % of people 15–49 | 0.1%2024 | 153/153 | 20/20 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 0.1% | 1.6% | 0.7% | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 402024 | 109/208 | 7/23 | 94 | 45 | 33 | −7.0%since 2014 | 110 | 199 | 131 | |
| Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP | 9.7%2023 | 32/193 | 3/23 | 4.7% | 5.2% | 11.6% | +4.7 ppsince 2013 | 5.3% | 4.6% | 10.1% | |
| Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure | 69.1%2023 | 8/193 | 3/23 | 43.5% | 74.0% | 78.8% | −5.5 ppsince 2013 | 28.3% | 44.5% | 17.3% | |
| PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people | 0.102023 | 169/180 | 22/22 | · | 0.282009 | 0.18 | −64%since 2009 | 1.30 | 0.34 | 1.86 | |
| Hospital bedsHospital beds per 1,000 people | 0.52023 | 170/182 | 22/23 | 0.61998 | 0.6 | 0.42021 | −16%since 2013 | 1.1 | — | 3.3 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 75.0%2024 | 177/206 | 23/23 | 40.1% | 51.8% | 68.2% | +16.8 ppsince 2014 | 92.9% | 60.3% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 63.1%2024 | 157/203 | 22/23 | 43.4% | 51.2% | 59.8% | +8.3 ppsince 2014 | 83.7% | 33.3% | 82.2% | |
| Road deathsRoad traffic deaths, per 100,000 people | 29.42019 | 31/186 | 2/23 | 21.9 | 23.1 | 29.42019 | +28%since 2009 | 17.0 | 28.7 | 16.7 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+2.1%69.4 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+2.2%71.5 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+2.1%67.4 yrs in 2024
- Infant mortality−19%33.8 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Measles vaccination−23.0 pp41% in 2024
- Physicians−64%0.10 in 2023
- Hospital beds−16%0.5 in 2023
- Road deaths+28%29.4 in 2019
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Yemen and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Yemen. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Yemen | Saudi Arabia | Oman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 69.4 yrs2024 | 79.0 yrs2024 | 80.2 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 71.5 yrs2024 | 81.3 yrs2024 | 82.0 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 67.4 yrs2024 | 77.3 yrs2024 | 78.7 yrs2024 |
| Infant mortality | 33.82024 | 4.72024 | 8.32024 |
| Under-5 mortality | 38.12024 | 6.02024 | 10.32024 |
| Neonatal mortality | 20.92024 | 2.92024 | 5.82024 |
| Maternal mortality | 1182023 | 72023 | 132023 |
| Measles vaccination | 41%2024 | 96%2024 | 99%2024 |
| HIV prevalence | 0.1%2024 | 0.1%2024 | 0.1%2024 |