Number of under-five deaths, male in Yemen
Yemen: Number of under-five deaths, male was 29,489 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
29,489
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
24th
of 197 countries
All-time high
68,695
in 1965
All-time low
27,652
in 2012
Years of data
62
1963–2024
Number of under-five deaths, male in Yemen, 1963–2024
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
In 2024, number of under-five deaths, male in Yemen stood at 29,489.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Yemen peaked at 68,695 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 27,652, in 2012.
That places Yemen 24th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, male in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 68,178 | — |
| 1964 | 68,527 | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 68,695 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 68,554 | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 68,210 | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 67,499 | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 66,614 | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 65,726 | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 64,831 | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 63,861 | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 62,891 | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 61,874 | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 60,902 | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 59,864 | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 58,569 | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 57,228 | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 56,122 | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 54,951 | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 53,443 | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 51,954 | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 50,532 | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 49,199 | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 48,097 | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 47,268 | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 46,560 | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 46,104 | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 45,766 | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 45,592 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 45,519 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 45,496 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 45,424 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 45,279 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 44,809 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 43,551 | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 42,377 | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 41,565 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 40,581 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 39,418 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 38,027 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 36,589 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 35,327 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 34,142 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 32,918 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 31,962 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 31,050 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 30,078 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 29,360 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 28,557 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 27,814 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 27,652 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 27,716 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 28,184 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 29,495 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 29,776 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 30,457 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 31,243 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 31,436 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 30,602 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 30,817 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 30,418 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 29,979 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 29,489 | -1.6% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 29,489 is above the median for low income countries, which is 29,114, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 29,489 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,706, 17.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68,040 | 66,614 | 68,695 | 7 |
| 1970s | 61,187 | 56,122 | 65,726 | 10 |
| 1980s | 49,387 | 45,766 | 54,951 | 10 |
| 1990s | 44,019 | 40,581 | 45,592 | 10 |
| 2000s | 33,887 | 29,360 | 39,418 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,233 | 27,652 | 31,436 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,261 | 29,489 | 30,817 | 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 under-five deaths, male in Yemen?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Yemen was 29,489 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 under-five deaths, male recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 68,695 in 1965.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,652 in 2012.
- How does Yemen rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Yemen ranks 24th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 under-five deaths, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.