Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Yemen
Yemen: Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.0445 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0445 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
44th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.116 units per square kilometre
in 1965
All-time low
0.0419 units per square kilometre
in 2013
Years of data
61
1963–2023
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Yemen, 1963–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Yemen is 0.0445 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Yemen peaked at 0.116 units per square kilometre in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.0419 units per square kilometre, in 2013.
Yemen ranks 44th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Yemen, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 0.1153 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1964 | 0.1159 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.116 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1157 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1149 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1136 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.112 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1103 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1087 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.107 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1054 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1036 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1019 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0997 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0974 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0948 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0926 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0904 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0877 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.085 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0825 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0803 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0785 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.077 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0759 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0751 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0745 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0741 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0739 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0738 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0737 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0731 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0723 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0702 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0681 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0666 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0648 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0627 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0603 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0578 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0557 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0537 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0516 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0498 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0481 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0463 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0449 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0436 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0423 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0421 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0419 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0426 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0448 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.045 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0461 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0473 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0474 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0457 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.046 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0453 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0445 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.0445 units per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.055 units per square kilometre, 81% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.0445 units per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0156 units per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1148 units per square kilometre | 0.112 units per square kilometre | 0.116 units per square kilometre | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.1022 units per square kilometre | 0.0926 units per square kilometre | 0.1103 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0807 units per square kilometre | 0.0745 units per square kilometre | 0.0904 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0711 units per square kilometre | 0.0648 units per square kilometre | 0.0741 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0531 units per square kilometre | 0.0449 units per square kilometre | 0.0627 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0443 units per square kilometre | 0.0419 units per square kilometre | 0.0474 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0454 units per square kilometre | 0.0445 units per square kilometre | 0.046 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 41 Nepal 0.0472 units per square kilometre compare
- 42 Senegal 0.045 units per square kilometre compare
- 43 Kenya 0.0447 units per square kilometre compare
- 45 Timor-Leste 0.0445 units per square kilometre compare
- 46 Mozambique 0.0442 units per square kilometre compare
- 47 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0441 units per square kilometre compare
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 under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Yemen?
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Yemen was 0.0445 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.116 units per square kilometre in 1965.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0419 units per square kilometre in 2013.
- How does Yemen rank for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Yemen ranks 44th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of under-five deaths, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths, female Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.