Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Yemen

Life expectancy at birth in Yemen in 2024 — 69.4 years. Ranked 156 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 107.5%.

2024 69.4 years +0.21% vs 2023
World rank 156of 217
Period maximum 69.4 years2024
Period minimum 33.4 years1963

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Yemen, 1960–2024304050607019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 33.5 years1962: 33.7 years1964: 34.9 years1966: 36.3 years1968: 38 years1970: 40.6 years1972: 42.7 years1974: 44.5 years1976: 46.4 years1978: 48.5 years1980: 50.6 years1982: 52.4 years1984: 54.6 years1986: 54 years1988: 57.4 years1990: 58.5 years1992: 59.3 years1994: 59.8 years1996: 60.9 years1998: 61.8 years2000: 62.8 years2002: 63.8 years2004: 64.9 years2006: 65.8 years2008: 66.6 years2010: 67.2 years2012: 67.6 years2014: 68 years2016: 67.1 years2018: 65.9 years2020: 66.4 years2022: 68 years2024: 69.4 years
Change over the period: +36 (+107.52%) Average annual rate: 1.15 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Yemen 69.4 years
World 73.5 years
Western Asia computed 75.8 years
Low-income countries computed 65.2 years
Life expectancy at birth — Yemen, by year Yemen All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 69.4 +0.1 +0.21%
2023 69.3 +1.3 +1.98%
2022 68 +1.9 +2.93%
2021 66 −0.4 −0.63%
2020 66.4 −0.1 −0.2%
2019 66.6 +0.7 +0.99%
2018 65.9 −1.2 −1.8%
2017 67.1 +0 +0.02%
2016 67.1 +0.3 +0.52%
2015 66.8 −1.2 −1.83%
2014 68 +0 +0.06%
2013 68 +0.4 +0.58%
2012 67.6 +0.2 +0.23%
2011 67.4 +0.2 +0.28%
2010 67.2 +0.3 +0.48%
2009 66.9 +0.3 +0.44%
2008 66.6 +0.4 +0.57%
2007 66.2 +0.4 +0.65%
2006 65.8 +0.4 +0.68%
2005 65.4 +0.5 +0.73%
2004 64.9 +0.5 +0.74%
2003 64.4 +0.6 +0.94%
2002 63.8 +0.5 +0.82%
2001 63.3 +0.5 +0.84%
2000 62.8 +0.5 +0.78%
1999 62.3 +0.5 +0.79%
1998 61.8 +0.4 +0.73%
1997 61.3 +0.5 +0.75%
1996 60.9 +0.4 +0.58%
1995 60.5 +0.7 +1.18%
1994 59.8 +0.2 +0.29%
1993 59.7 +0.4 +0.67%
1992 59.3 +0.5 +0.77%
1991 58.8 +0.3 +0.47%
1990 58.5 +0.5 +0.87%
1989 58 +0.6 +1.04%
1988 57.4 +0.6 +1.06%
1987 56.8 +2.8 +5.23%
1986 54 −1.4 −2.56%
1985 55.4 +0.8 +1.52%
1984 54.6 +1 +1.81%
1983 53.6 +1.3 +2.39%
1982 52.4 +0.7 +1.33%
1981 51.7 +1.1 +2.12%
1980 50.6 +1.1 +2.17%
1979 49.5 +1 +2.16%
1978 48.5 +1 +2.2%
1977 47.4 +1 +2.16%
1976 46.4 +1 +2.12%
1975 45.5 +0.9 +2.1%
1974 44.5 +0.9 +2.15%
1973 43.6 +0.9 +2.14%
1972 42.7 +0.9 +2.23%
1971 41.8 +1.2 +2.92%
1970 40.6 +1 +2.43%
1969 39.6 +1.6 +4.26%
1968 38 +0.9 +2.46%
1967 37.1 +0.8 +2.25%
1966 36.3 +0.7 +1.89%
1965 35.6 +0.7 +1.96%
1964 34.9 +1.5 +4.42%
1963 33.4 −0.2 −0.71%
1962 33.7 −0.4 −1.14%
1961 34.1 +0.6 +1.78%
1960 33.5

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

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