Yemen - Life expectancy at birth 1997

Life expectancy increases in Yemen

In 1997 the life expectancy in Yemen increased to 61.12 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 63 years and for men 59.23 years.

Yemen’s position improvened with respect to the 193 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 136th in 1996 to 134th in 1997.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Yemen over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 1996, when it was 60.57 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 1987, when it was 57.1 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
1997	63.00	59.23	61.12
1996	62.43	58.69	60.57
1995	62.30	58.59	60.45
1994	61.88	57.57	59.71
1993	61.70	58.00	59.86
1992	61.32	57.52	59.43
1991	61.05	57.04	59.05
1990	60.57	56.81	58.70
1989	60.14	56.28	58.22
1988	59.76	55.75	57.76
1987	59.07	55.12	57.10
1986	58.21	49.85	53.82
1985	57.72	53.67	55.69
1984	57.10	52.79	54.93
1983	56.13	51.75	53.92
1982	54.44	50.39	52.41
1981	53.89	49.56	51.71
1980	52.87	48.48	50.65
1979	51.64	47.20	49.39
1978	50.58	46.26	48.39
1977	49.53	45.11	47.29
1976	48.65	43.92	46.24
1975	47.55	43.01	45.25
1974	46.66	42.08	44.33
1973	45.72	41.07	43.35
1972	44.91	40.12	42.46
1971	43.93	39.26	41.54
1970	43.15	38.01	40.50
1969	42.16	36.97	39.47
1968	40.71	35.13	37.80
1967	39.89	34.13	36.87
1966	39.06	33.42	36.10
1965	38.25	32.77	35.37
1964	37.67	32.10	34.74
1963	36.57	30.35	33.25
1962	36.71	30.88	33.62
1961	36.74	31.69	34.10
1960	36.22	31.35	33.68

Yemen - Life expectancy at birth