Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Yemen

Female life expectancy in Yemen in 2024 — 71.55 years. Ranked 159 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 98.6%.

2024 71.55 years +0.23% vs 2023
World rank 159of 217
Period maximum 71.55 years2024
Period minimum 36.03 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Yemen, 1960–202430405060708019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 36.03 years1962: 36.67 years1964: 37.79 years1966: 39.21 years1968: 40.88 years1970: 43.09 years1972: 44.99 years1974: 46.79 years1976: 48.58 years1978: 50.62 years1980: 52.67 years1982: 54.28 years1984: 56.45 years1986: 57.76 years1988: 59.2 years1990: 60.29 years1992: 61.19 years1994: 62.01 years1996: 62.84 years1998: 63.71 years2000: 64.62 years2002: 65.67 years2004: 66.73 years2006: 67.68 years2008: 68.49 years2010: 69.14 years2012: 69.61 years2014: 70.04 years2016: 69.96 years2018: 69.88 years2020: 69.81 years2022: 70.32 years2024: 71.55 years
Change over the period: +35.52 (+98.59%) Average annual rate: 1.08 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Yemen

Yemen 71.55 years
World 75.97 years
Western Asia computed 78 years
Low-income countries computed 67.66 years
Female life expectancy — Yemen, by year Yemen All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 71.55 +0.16 +0.23%
2023 71.39 +1.07 +1.52%
2022 70.32 +1.15 +1.66%
2021 69.17 −0.64 −0.91%
2020 69.81 −0.26 −0.37%
2019 70.06 +0.18 +0.25%
2018 69.88 −0.24 −0.34%
2017 70.12 +0.16 +0.23%
2016 69.96 +0.25 +0.36%
2015 69.71 −0.33 −0.47%
2014 70.04 +0.13 +0.18%
2013 69.91 +0.3 +0.43%
2012 69.61 +0.21 +0.31%
2011 69.4 +0.25 +0.37%
2010 69.14 +0.33 +0.48%
2009 68.81 +0.32 +0.47%
2008 68.49 +0.37 +0.54%
2007 68.12 +0.44 +0.65%
2006 67.68 +0.45 +0.66%
2005 67.23 +0.5 +0.75%
2004 66.73 +0.45 +0.67%
2003 66.28 +0.62 +0.94%
2002 65.67 +0.57 +0.88%
2001 65.1 +0.48 +0.75%
2000 64.62 +0.45 +0.71%
1999 64.16 +0.45 +0.71%
1998 63.71 +0.42 +0.66%
1997 63.29 +0.46 +0.73%
1996 62.84 +0.37 +0.59%
1995 62.47 +0.46 +0.74%
1994 62.01 +0.4 +0.64%
1993 61.62 +0.42 +0.69%
1992 61.19 +0.43 +0.71%
1991 60.76 +0.48 +0.79%
1990 60.29 +0.47 +0.78%
1989 59.82 +0.62 +1.05%
1988 59.2 +0.55 +0.93%
1987 58.65 +0.89 +1.54%
1986 57.76 +0.5 +0.88%
1985 57.26 +0.8 +1.42%
1984 56.45 +0.91 +1.64%
1983 55.54 +1.26 +2.32%
1982 54.28 +0.59 +1.11%
1981 53.69 +1.01 +1.93%
1980 52.67 +1.06 +2.05%
1979 51.61 +0.99 +1.96%
1978 50.62 +1.05 +2.12%
1977 49.57 +0.99 +2.05%
1976 48.58 +0.92 +1.92%
1975 47.66 +0.87 +1.87%
1974 46.79 +0.9 +1.96%
1973 45.89 +0.9 +2%
1972 44.99 +0.93 +2.11%
1971 44.06 +0.97 +2.24%
1970 43.09 +0.82 +1.93%
1969 42.28 +1.4 +3.42%
1968 40.88 +0.84 +2.09%
1967 40.04 +0.83 +2.11%
1966 39.21 +0.68 +1.76%
1965 38.53 +0.75 +1.97%
1964 37.79 +1.1 +3.01%
1963 36.69 +0.02 +0.04%
1962 36.67 +0.08 +0.21%
1961 36.59 +0.56 +1.57%
1960 36.03

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth for women. The female advantage holds almost everywhere and is explained by both biology and behavior: men die more often from external causes, smoke and drink more, and turn to doctors less. Where maternal mortality is high the advantage narrows — the only factor that works in the opposite direction.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the female population rather than by the whole population. The difference from male life expectancy is the gap that is usually asked about.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.