Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Yemen
Yemen: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 4.3 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Yemen, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
In 2024, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Yemen stood at 4.3 per 1,000. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Yemen peaked at 10.8 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.3 per 1,000, in 2024.
Yemen ranks 36th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Yemen, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.8 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 10.4 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 10 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 9.6 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 9.2 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 8.8 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 8.5 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 8.1 per 1,000 | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 7.8 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 7.5 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 7.1 per 1,000 | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 6.8 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 6.5 per 1,000 | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 6.2 per 1,000 | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 5.9 per 1,000 | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 5.7 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 5.5 per 1,000 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 5.3 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 5.1 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 4.9 per 1,000 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 4.8 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 4.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.6 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 4.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.2 per 1,000 | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 5.1 per 1,000 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 5.3 per 1,000 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 5.5 per 1,000 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 5.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.9 per 1,000 | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 5 per 1,000 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 4.7 per 1,000 | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 4.5 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 4.3 per 1,000 | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.07 per 1,000 | 7.5 per 1,000 | 10.8 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.9 per 1,000 | 4.9 per 1,000 | 7.1 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.02 per 1,000 | 4.6 per 1,000 | 5.5 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.68 per 1,000 | 4.3 per 1,000 | 5 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 33 Burkina Faso 4.7 per 1,000 compare
- 33 Mozambique 4.7 per 1,000 compare
- 35 Gambia 4.6 per 1,000 compare
- 36 Gabon 4.3 per 1,000 compare
- 36 Papua New Guinea 4.3 per 1,000 compare
- 39 Ethiopia 4.2 per 1,000 compare
- 39 Senegal 4.2 per 1,000 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 probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Yemen?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Yemen was 4.3 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Yemen rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Yemen ranks 36th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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 Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.