Health in Yemen

Yemen

Health data overview for the Republic of Yemen

Population

39 390 799 (2023)

Current health expenditure (% of GDP)

4.25 (2015)

WHO region

Eastern Mediterranean

World Bank income level

Low income (LIC)

Population

Current Population

Yemen, 2023
39.4M
39,390,799 people

Age 0-14 Years

Yemen, 2023
20.3%
Percentage of population aged 0–14 years.

Age 15-64 Years

Yemen, 2023
76.3%
Percentage of population aged 15–64 years.

Age 65+ Years

Yemen, 2023
3.4%
Percentage of population aged 65 years and older.
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Life expectancy

Life expectancy at birth

The average number of years that a newborn could expect to live.

Yemen, by sex, 2000 - 2021.

Leading Causes of Death (2021)

Risk factors

Hypertension

Yemen, 2019
29.3% [21.5% – 38.3%]
±0 percentage points • stable since 2018
Age-standardized prevalence of hypertension among adults aged 30–79 years (%).

Tobacco Use

Yemen, 2022
21.4% [10.3% – 32.4%]
Age-standardized prevalence of tobacco use among persons aged 15 years and older (%).

Adult Obesity

Yemen, 2022
13.7% [10.5% – 17.5%]
+0.5 percentage points • worsening since 2021
Age-standardized prevalence of obesity among adults (18+ years) (%).

Children & Adolescents Obesity

Yemen, 2022
10.7% [4.9% – 18.7%]
+0.6 percentage points • worsening since 2021
Prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents aged 5–19 years (%).

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Rank Cause of Death Deaths per 100,000 Population (Yemen, 2021)
1 Ischaemic heart disease 78.4
2 Collective violence and legal intervention 54.9
3 COVID-19 48.1
4 Stroke 47.3
5 Preterm birth complications 33.7
6 Lower respiratory infections 33.5
7 Road injury 29.9
8 Birth asphyxia and birth trauma 19.6
9 Hypertensive heart disease 17.7