Number of infant deaths, male in Yemen
Yemen: Number of infant deaths, male was 26,409 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
26,409
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
18th
of 197 countries
All-time high
47,302
in 1967
All-time low
23,912
in 2012
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of infant deaths, male in Yemen, 1960–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 26,409 for number of infant deaths, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male in Yemen peaked at 47,302 in 1967 and was at its lowest, 23,912, in 2012.
That places Yemen 18th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, male in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43,959 | — |
| 1961 | 44,710 | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 45,362 | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 45,981 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 46,578 | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 46,991 | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 47,235 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 47,302 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 47,087 | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 46,722 | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 46,404 | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 46,056 | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 45,618 | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 45,179 | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 44,759 | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 44,453 | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 44,063 | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 43,454 | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 42,780 | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 42,348 | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 41,853 | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 40,962 | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 40,046 | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 39,168 | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 38,349 | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 37,706 | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 37,260 | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 36,877 | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 36,690 | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 36,579 | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 36,618 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 36,743 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 36,876 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 36,949 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 36,954 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 36,642 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 35,584 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 34,687 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 34,272 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 33,688 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 32,916 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 31,882 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 30,759 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 29,825 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 28,927 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 27,982 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 27,286 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 26,601 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 25,824 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 25,283 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 24,655 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 23,980 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 23,912 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 24,188 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 24,645 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 25,452 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 25,800 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 26,275 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 26,800 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 27,055 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 26,887 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 27,085 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 26,953 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 26,783 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 26,409 | -1.4% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 26,409 is above the median for low income countries, which is 17,771, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 26,409 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,335, 19.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46,193 | 43,959 | 47,302 | 10 |
| 1970s | 44,511 | 42,348 | 46,404 | 10 |
| 1980s | 38,549 | 36,579 | 41,853 | 10 |
| 1990s | 35,901 | 33,688 | 36,954 | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,728 | 25,283 | 32,916 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,276 | 23,912 | 27,055 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,823 | 26,409 | 27,085 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More education data for Yemen
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 229,234 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,507 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,813 (2016)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.92 million (2016)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.90 million (2016)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2013)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2016)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1215 units per person (2016)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, male in Yemen?
- Number of infant deaths, male in Yemen was 26,409 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, male recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 47,302 in 1967.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,912 in 2012.
- How does Yemen rank for number of infant deaths, male?
- Yemen ranks 18th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, male rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of infant deaths, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age.