Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Yemen
Yemen: Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years was 5.2 per 1,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 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
Yemen recorded 5.2 per 1,000 for probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Yemen peaked at 16.2 per 1,000 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.2 per 1,000, in 2024.
Yemen ranks 92nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Yemen, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.9 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 7.8 per 1,000 | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 7.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7.7 per 1,000 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 9.1 per 1,000 | +18.2% |
| 1995 | 7.6 per 1,000 | -16.5% |
| 1996 | 7.5 per 1,000 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 7.4 per 1,000 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 7.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7.2 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 7.1 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 7 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 6.9 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 6.7 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 6.6 per 1,000 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 6.5 per 1,000 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 6.3 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 6.2 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 6.1 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 6 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 5.9 per 1,000 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 6.4 per 1,000 | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 6.5 per 1,000 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 5.9 per 1,000 | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 6.4 per 1,000 | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 11.1 per 1,000 | +73.4% |
| 2016 | 10.4 per 1,000 | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 11.4 per 1,000 | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 16.2 per 1,000 | +42.1% |
| 2019 | 13.8 per 1,000 | -14.8% |
| 2020 | 11.6 per 1,000 | -15.9% |
| 2021 | 10.8 per 1,000 | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 6.9 per 1,000 | -36.1% |
| 2023 | 5.8 per 1,000 | -15.9% |
| 2024 | 5.2 per 1,000 | -10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.74 per 1,000 | 7.2 per 1,000 | 9.1 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.54 per 1,000 | 6 per 1,000 | 7.1 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.4 per 1,000 | 5.9 per 1,000 | 16.2 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.06 per 1,000 | 5.2 per 1,000 | 11.6 per 1,000 | 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 probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Yemen?
- Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Yemen was 5.2 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 youth ages 20-24 years recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2 per 1,000 in 2018.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Yemen rank for probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years?
- Yemen ranks 92nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 youth ages 20-24 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 20-24 years of age expressed per 1,000 youths age 20, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.