Yemen - Life expectancy at birth 2018

Life expectancy falls in Yemen

In 2018 the life expectancy in Yemen decreased to 64.58 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 68.6 years and for men 60.9 years.

Yemen’s position worsened with respect to the 194 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 147th in 2017 to 155th in 2018.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Yemen over the past several years, we find that it is lower than in 2017, when it was 65.96 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2008, when it was 66.96 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
2018	68.60	60.90	64.58
2017	68.96	63.11	65.96
2016	68.94	63.32	66.06
2015	68.90	63.01	65.87
2014	69.44	65.33	67.38
2013	69.53	65.56	67.55
2012	69.41	65.28	67.34
2011	69.49	65.35	67.42
2010	69.40	65.17	67.28
2009	69.32	65.08	67.20
2008	68.87	65.04	66.96
2007	68.58	64.54	66.57
2006	68.03	63.94	65.99
2005	67.41	63.65	65.54
2004	66.85	63.14	65.01
2003	66.51	62.56	64.54
2002	65.86	61.95	63.91
2001	65.17	61.27	63.22
2000	64.55	60.62	62.59
1999	63.92	60.02	61.98
1998	63.28	59.46	61.38
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