Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Yemen
Yemen: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 4,859 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
4,859
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
21st
of 196 countries
All-time high
5,155
in 2019
All-time low
3,706
in 2010
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Yemen, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Yemen recorded 4,859 for number of deaths ages 5-9 years in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Yemen peaked at 5,155 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3,706, in 2010.
Yemen ranks 21st of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,092 | — |
| 1991 | 5,093 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5,090 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 5,083 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 5,063 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 5,035 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 4,996 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 4,944 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 4,880 | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 4,795 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 4,682 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 4,535 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 4,372 | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 4,212 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 4,067 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 3,942 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 3,855 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 3,797 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 3,750 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 3,722 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 3,706 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 3,762 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 3,848 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 3,783 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 3,929 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 4,498 | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 4,475 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 4,740 | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 5,059 | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 5,155 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 4,753 | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 4,979 | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 4,937 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 4,854 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 4,859 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,007 | 4,795 | 5,093 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,093 | 3,722 | 4,682 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,296 | 3,706 | 5,155 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,876 | 4,753 | 4,979 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 18 Angola 7,374 compare
- 19 Chad 6,576 compare
- 20 Afghanistan 6,265 compare
- 22 Mozambique 4,816 compare
- 23 Philippines 4,743 compare
- 24 Benin 4,658 compare
More education data for Yemen
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.13 million (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36,320 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 267,498 (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.7 % change on previous year (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 80,059 (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.22 % change on previous year (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 187,439 (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.91 % change on previous year (2011)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Yemen?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Yemen was 4,859 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 5,155 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,706 in 2010.
- How does Yemen rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Yemen ranks 21st out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years