Yemen - Life expectancy at birth

Life expectancy improves in Yemen

In 2023 the life expectancy in Yemen increased to 69.3 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 71.39 years and for men 67.24 years.

Yemen’s position improvened with respect to the 195 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 139th in 2022 to 134th in 2023.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Yemen over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2022, when it was 67.95 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2013, when it was 67.96 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Yemen. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Yemen in Yemeni economy.

Yemen - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2023	71.39	67.24	69.30
2022	70.32	65.67	67.95
2021	69.17	63.09	66.02
2020	69.81	63.33	66.44
2019	70.06	63.34	66.57
2018	69.88	62.31	65.92
2017	70.12	64.30	67.12
2016	69.96	64.40	67.11
2015	69.71	63.99	66.76
2014	70.04	66.00	68.00
2013	69.91	66.03	67.96
2012	69.61	65.55	67.57
2011	69.40	65.44	67.41
2010	69.14	65.31	67.22
2009	68.81	65.00	66.91
2008	68.49	64.72	66.61
2007	68.12	64.33	66.23
2006	67.68	63.91	65.80
2005	67.23	63.47	65.36
2004	66.73	63.02	64.88
2003	66.28	62.52	64.41
2002	65.67	61.93	63.81
2001	65.10	61.46	63.29
2000	64.62	60.90	62.76
1999	64.16	60.38	62.28
1998	63.71	59.86	61.79
1997	63.29	59.39	61.34
1996	62.84	58.93	60.88
1995	62.47	58.59	60.53
1994	62.01	57.67	59.83
1993	61.62	57.69	59.66
1992	61.19	57.32	59.26
1991	60.76	56.84	58.81
1990	60.29	56.74	58.53
1989	59.82	56.21	58.03
1988	59.20	55.64	57.43
1987	58.65	54.99	56.83
1986	57.76	50.53	54.00
1985	57.26	53.57	55.42
1984	56.45	52.71	54.59
1983	55.54	51.70	53.62
1982	54.28	50.46	52.37
1981	53.69	49.69	51.68
1980	52.67	48.57	50.61
1979	51.61	47.48	49.53
1978	50.62	46.39	48.48
1977	49.57	45.36	47.44
1976	48.58	44.35	46.44
1975	47.66	43.35	45.48
1974	46.79	42.36	44.54
1973	45.89	41.40	43.60
1972	44.99	40.47	42.69
1971	44.06	39.54	41.76
1970	43.09	38.18	40.57
1969	42.28	37.11	39.61
1968	40.88	35.33	37.99
1967	40.04	34.37	37.08
1966	39.21	33.58	36.26
1965	38.53	32.92	35.59
1964	37.79	32.30	34.91
1963	36.69	30.57	33.43
1962	36.67	30.99	33.67
1961	36.59	31.72	34.06
1960	36.03	31.11	33.46

Yemen - Life expectancy at birth