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Topic 05 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Yemen: Health & Wellbeing
How long, and how well fed, do people live?
Yemen is placed 172nd of 200 countries on health & wellbeing in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Life Expectancy at Birth 69.3 (2023); Under-Five Mortality Rate 38.14 (2024).
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Health & Wellbeing
172nd
of 200 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
- 69.3Life Expectancy at Birth, 2023Years a newborn would live at current death rates
- 38.14Under-Five Mortality Rate, 2024Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
- 48.54Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five, 2024Children under 5 who are stunted (%)
- —Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity, 2024No reading for this country
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Yemen on health & wellbeing — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Life Expectancy at Birth
UN DESA Population Division
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
69.3
Years a newborn would live at current death rates
Higher is better
Yemen: 69.3. Across the 222 countries in this edition, values run from 54.46 (Nigeria) to 86.37 (Monaco); the world median is 74.63.
- World median
- 74.63
- Best in Western Asia
- 82.91 United Arab Emirates
- Land neighbours
- Oman 80.03 · Saudi Arabia 78.73
Key 2 of 4
Under-Five Mortality Rate
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
38.14
Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
Lower is better
Yemen: 38.14. Across the 200 countries in this edition, values run from 1.26 (San Marino) to 115.65 (Nigeria); the world median is 14.54.
- World median
- 14.54
- Best in Western Asia
- 3.34 Israel
- Land neighbours
- Oman 10.28 · Saudi Arabia 5.958
Key 3 of 4
Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five
UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Yemen’s is from 2022 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
48.54
Children under 5 who are stunted (%)
Lower is better
Yemen: 48.54. Across the 162 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.518 (Latvia) to 52.8 (Burundi); the world median is 13.8.
- World median
- 13.8
- Best in Western Asia
- 3.205 Kuwait
- Land neighbours
- Oman 11.4 · Saudi Arabia 10.85
Key 4 of 4
Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
No reading
Population in severe food insecurity (%)
Lower is better
FAO publishes no 2024 figure for Yemen, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 125 countries in this edition, values run from 0.6 (Brazil) to 62.9 (South Sudan); the world median is 4.9.
- World median
- 4.9
- Best in Western Asia
- 0.7 Israel
02Over time
Which way Yemen is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Life Expectancy at Birth
Years a newborn would live at current death rates · higher is better
YemenWorld median
Yemen rose from 62.76 in 2000 to 69.3 in 2023; the world median went from 70.68 to 74.63.
Every year’s figures
Year Yemen World median 2023 69.30 74.630 2022 67.95 74.313 2021 66.02 72.433 2020 66.44 73.063 2019 66.57 74.196 2018 65.92 74.081 2017 67.12 74.029 2016 67.11 74.013 2015 66.76 73.783 2014 68.00 73.330 2013 67.96 73.386 2012 67.57 73.210 2011 67.41 73.003 2010 67.22 72.827 2009 66.91 72.426 2008 66.61 72.264 2007 66.23 72.113 2006 65.80 72.027 2005 65.36 71.876 2004 64.88 71.477 2003 64.41 71.409 2002 63.81 71.173 2001 63.29 70.926 2000 62.76 70.678 Under-Five Mortality Rate
Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births) · lower is better
YemenWorld median
Yemen fell from 92.91 in 2000 to 38.14 in 2024; the world median went from 30.43 to 14.54.
Every year’s figures
Year Yemen World median 2024 38.1 14.5 2023 39.5 15.2 2022 41.1 14.7 2021 42.6 15.1 2020 43.4 15.3 2019 46.1 15.7 2018 47.3 16.3 2017 47.5 16.8 2016 47.9 17.5 2015 49.3 17.9 2014 48.7 18.3 2013 49.6 18.7 2012 51.6 18.8 2011 53.1 19.0 2010 55.0 19.2 2009 57.5 20.8 2008 60.2 20.7 2007 63.4 21.8 2006 66.9 22.8 2005 70.6 24.0 2004 74.7 25.9 2003 79.0 26.9 2002 83.5 28.0 2001 88.2 29.1 2000 92.9 30.4
03In context
Yemen beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 200 countries on health & wellbeing, never a place within the region.
Yemen and the countries it borders
Standing among all 200; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Life Expectancy at BirthYears a newborn would live at current death rates | Under-Five Mortality RateDeaths before age five (per 1,000 live births) | Stunting Prevalence in Children Under FiveChildren under 5 who are stunted (%) | Prevalence of Severe Food InsecurityPopulation in severe food insecurity (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Saudi Arabia | 58th | 78.73 | 5.958 | 10.85 | — |
 Oman | 69th | 80.03 | 10.28 | 11.4 | — |
| Yemen | 172nd | 69.3 | 38.14 | 48.54 | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 200.
Placed either side on health & wellbeing
The countries immediately above and below Yemen in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Yemen is ahead of the world, and behind
50 more statistics filed under health & wellbeing, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median4
Statistics on which Yemen does better than the middle country measured.
Overweight Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 5.51.6745.5▲ Improved since 2014
Yemen: 1.674 · world median 5.5 · Children under 5 who are overweight (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.623 to 26.43; lower is better.
Position 156th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Agreement That Vaccines Are SafeWellcome Trust · 2018 · world median 77.6584.2277.65No earlier reading
Yemen: 84.22 · world median 77.65 · People aged 15+ who agree that vaccines are safe (% of those who had heard of vaccines). Wellcome Trust, 2018 edition, data for 2018.
Published values in that edition run from 29.29 to 97.91; higher is better.
Position 49th of 144 · derived.
Female Genital Mutilation PrevalenceUNICEF · 2024 · world median 34.118.534.1No earlier reading
Yemen: 18.5 · world median 34.1 · Women aged 15-49 who have undergone FGM (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.3 to 99.2; lower is better.
Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum)MAP · 2025 · world median 52.4745.7252.47▲ Improved since 2015
Yemen: 45.72 · world median 52.47 · New P. falciparum malaria cases per 1,000 people per year. Malaria Atlas Project (MAP), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 334.75; lower is better.
Behind the world median37
Statistics on which Yemen does worse than the middle country measured.
Malaria Incidence (P. vivax)MAP · 2025 · world median 1.3821.3851.382▼ Worsened since 2015
Yemen: 1.385 · world median 1.382 · New P. vivax malaria cases per 1,000 people per year. Malaria Atlas Project (MAP), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.001 to 184.62; lower is better.
Early Initiation of BreastfeedingUNICEF · 2024 · world median 52.9552.6952.95No earlier reading
Yemen: 52.69 · world median 52.95 · Newborns put to the breast within one hour of birth (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 7.749 to 93.1; higher is better.
Position 72nd of 136 · derived.
Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum)MAP · 2024 · world median 8.10612.018.106▲ Improved since 2014
Yemen: 12.01 · world median 8.106 · Deaths from P. falciparum malaria per 100,000 people per year. Malaria Atlas Project (MAP), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 133.27; lower is better.
Adult Mortality (Probability of Dying Between 15 and 60)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 133.7162.79133.7▼ Worsened since 2013
Yemen: 162.79 · world median 133.7 · Deaths before age 60 per 1,000 people alive at 15, at that year's death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 25.15 to 415.44; lower is better.
Position 82nd of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.
Severe Child Food Poverty, Children Aged 6–23 MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 21.2627.421.26No earlier reading
Yemen: 27.4 · world median 21.26 · Children aged 6-23 months fed from at most 2 of 8 food groups (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.169 to 63.08; lower is better.
Position 39th of 113 · derived, 1st = worst.
Maternal Mortality RatioMMEIG · 2023 · world median 46.65118.446.65▼ Worsened since 2013
Yemen: 118.4 · world median 46.65 · Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.11 to 992.83; lower is better.
Position 60th of 195 · derived, 1st = worst.
Global Multidimensional Poverty IndexOPHI · 2025 · world median 0.0390.1880.039No real change since 2018
Yemen: 0.188 · world median 0.039 · MPI (0–1). Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 0.517; lower is better.
Position 33rd of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
Minimum Dietary Diversity, Children Aged 6–23 MonthsUNICEF · 2025 · world median 37.572337.57No earlier reading
Yemen: 23 · world median 37.57 · Children aged 6-23 months fed from at least 5 of 8 food groups (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 8.089 to 85.88; higher is better.
Position 83rd of 115 · derived.
PM2.5 Air Pollution ExposureAtmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis · 2023 · world median 14.452614.45▲ Improved since 2013
Yemen: 26 · world median 14.45 · Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (µg/m³). Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 68.2; lower is better.
Position 51st of 220 · derived, 1st = worst.
Violent Discipline of ChildrenUNICEF · 2025 · world median 75.885.575.8No earlier reading
Yemen: 85.5 · world median 75.8 · Children aged 1-14 experiencing violent discipline (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 37.6 to 94; lower is better.
Position 20th of 90 · derived, 1st = worst.
Life Expectancy at Age 65UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 16.3913.9516.39▼ Worsened since 2013
Yemen: 13.95 · world median 16.39 · Further years a 65-year-old would live at current death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 12.13 to 23.21; higher is better.
Position 175th of 222 · derived.
Neonatal Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 8.13420.898.134▲ Improved since 2014
Yemen: 20.89 · world median 8.134 · Deaths in the first 28 days (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.544 to 39.47; lower is better.
Position 42nd of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Infant Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 12.2633.8512.26No real change since 2014
Yemen: 33.85 · world median 12.26 · Deaths before age one (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.214 to 71.87; lower is better.
Position 38th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern MethodsUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 71.2550.371.25No real change since 2013
Yemen: 50.3 · world median 71.25 · Share of women aged 15–49 wanting to avoid pregnancy who use a modern method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 8.4 to 92.4; higher is better.
Position 160th of 196 · derived.
Mortality Rate, Ages 5–14UN IGME · 2024 · world median 2.8588.4572.858▼ Worsened since 2014
Yemen: 8.457 · world median 2.858 · Deaths between ages 5 and 14 (per 1,000 children aged 5). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.392 to 59.04; lower is better.
Position 37th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Share of Dietary Energy Supply from Cereals, Roots and TubersFAO · 2022 · world median 416041No real change since 2012
Yemen: 60 · world median 41 · Share of dietary energy supply from cereals, roots and tubers (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 21 to 82; lower is better.
Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 27.4675.3327.46▼ Worsened since 2013
Yemen: 75.33 · world median 27.46 · Live births per 1,000 women aged 15–19. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.465 to 163.09; lower is better.
Position 35th of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.
Postnatal Care for Newborns Within Two DaysUNICEF · 2025 · world median 82.936.182.9No earlier reading
Yemen: 36.1 · world median 82.9 · Newborns with a health check within 2 days of birth (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 7.3 to 99.9; higher is better.
Position 95th of 109 · derived.
Stillbirth RateUN IGME · 2023 · world median 8.16320.88.163▼ Worsened since 2013
Yemen: 20.8 · world median 8.163 · Stillbirths (per 1,000 total births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.18 to 34.9; lower is better.
Position 20th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Days Above 35°CECMWF · 2025 · world median 3.48124.623.48No real change since 2015
Yemen: 124.62 · world median 3.48 · Days a year with a maximum temperature above 35°C, averaged over the country’s land. World Bank Group (Climate Change Knowledge Portal), from Copernicus ERA5 (ECMWF), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 222.89; lower is better.
Fruit Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 84.8326.4784.83No real change since 2013
Yemen: 26.47 · world median 84.83 · Fruit available as food, excluding wine (kg per person per year). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 4.27 to 379.63; higher is better.
Care-Seeking for Children with Symptoms of PneumoniaUNICEF · 2024 · world median 67.73567.7No earlier reading
Yemen: 35 · world median 67.7 · Children under 5 with pneumonia symptoms taken to a health provider (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 14 to 99.1; higher is better.
Position 117th of 127 · derived.
Oral Rehydration Salts for Children with DiarrhoeaUNICEF · 2024 · world median 41.518.441.5No earlier reading
Yemen: 18.4 · world median 41.5 · Children under 5 with diarrhoea given oral rehydration salts (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 9.9 to 95.4; higher is better.
Position 117th of 127 · derived.
Human Capital IndexWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 0.5640.3730.564No real change since 2017
Yemen: 0.373 · world median 0.564 · HCI score (0–1). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 0.292 to 0.879; higher is better.
Position 159th of 172 · derived.
Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food InsecurityFAO · 2024 · world median 20.974.420.9▼ Worsened since 2015
Yemen: 74.4 · world median 20.9 · Population in moderate or severe food insecurity (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 88.8; lower is better.
Position 10th of 135 · derived, 1st = worst.
Institutional DeliveriesUNICEF · 2025 · world median 96.946.996.9No earlier reading
Yemen: 46.9 · world median 96.9 · Live births delivered in a health facility (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.5 to 100; higher is better.
Global Report on Food CrisesFSIN · 2024 · world median 224822▲ Improved since 2016
Yemen: 48 · world median 22 · In IPC Phase 3+ (% of analysed population). Food Security Information Network (FSIN), 2025 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3 to 56; lower is better.
Position 3rd of 44 · derived, 1st = worst.
INFORM Severity IndexACAPS · 2025 · world median 3.14.53.1▲ Improved since 2020
Yemen: 4.5 · world median 3.1 · INFORM Severity (1–5, most severe crisis). ACAPS, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.3 to 4.7; lower is better.
Position 3rd of 81 · derived, 1st = worst.
Human Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.7620.470.762▼ Worsened since 2013
Yemen: 0.47 · world median 0.762 · HDI score (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.388 to 0.972; higher is better.
Ranked 184th of 193 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Vegetable Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 102.6919.85102.69▼ Worsened since 2013
Yemen: 19.85 · world median 102.69 · Vegetables available as food (kg per person per year). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 6.89 to 412.72; higher is better.
Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 40.749.740.74No earlier reading
Yemen: 9.7 · world median 40.74 · Infants under 6 months exclusively breastfed (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.497 to 83.3; higher is better.
Position 131st of 136 · derived.
Antenatal Care Coverage, At Least Four VisitsUNICEF · 2025 · world median 8132.481No earlier reading
Yemen: 32.4 · world median 81 · Women with a live birth who had 4+ antenatal visits (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 22.6 to 100; higher is better.
Position 149th of 153 · derived.
Wasting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 3.54616.853.546No earlier reading
Yemen: 16.85 · world median 3.546 · Children under 5 who are wasted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.1 to 22.74; lower is better.
Position 3rd of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1)WUENIC · 2025 · world median 904190▼ Worsened since 2015
Yemen: 41 · world median 90 · Infants given a first dose of measles vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13 to 99; higher is better.
Births Attended by Skilled Health StaffUNICEF and WHO (Joint Database on Skilled Birth Attendance) · 2023 · world median 99.360.999.3▼ Worsened since 2013
Yemen: 60.9 · world median 99.3 · Births attended by skilled health staff (%). UNICEF and WHO (Joint Database on Skilled Birth Attendance), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 60.9 to 100; higher is better.
Position 84th of 84 · derived.
Gender Inequality IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.3510.8380.351No real change since 2014
Yemen: 0.838 · world median 0.351 · GII (0 = full equality, 1 = maximum inequality). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.003 to 0.838; lower is better.
Ranked 172nd of 172 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Immunisation Coverage, DTP3WUENIC · 2025 · world median 913991▼ Worsened since 2015
Yemen: 39 · world median 91 · Infants given a third dose of DTP vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 39 to 99; higher is better.
No better end9
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Children with Functional DifficultiesUNICEF · 2024 · world median 1321.213No earlier reading
Yemen: 21.2 · world median 13 · Children aged 5-17 with a functional difficulty (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.9 to 35.2.
Catastrophic Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingWorld Bank Group · 2019 · world median 6.8815.836.88No earlier reading
Yemen: 15.83 · world median 6.88 · Population in households spending more than 10% of their budget on health out of pocket (%). World Bank Group, 2019 edition, data for 2019.
Published values in that edition run from 0.133 to 31.21.
Caesarean Section RateUNICEF · 2025 · world median 20.6510.820.65No earlier reading
Yemen: 10.8 · world median 20.65 · Live births delivered by caesarean section (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.6 to 72.2.
Contraceptive Prevalence (Any Method)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 41.253041.25Moved since 2013
Yemen: 30 · world median 41.25 · Share of all women aged 15–49 using any contraceptive method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 6.6 to 78.7.
Modern Contraceptive PrevalenceUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 35.422.335.4Moved since 2013
Yemen: 22.3 · world median 35.4 · Share of all women aged 15–49 using a modern contraceptive method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2 to 73.8.
Meat Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 57.8313.7257.83Moved since 2013
Yemen: 13.72 · world median 57.83 · Meat available as food (kg per person per year, carcass weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.49 to 156.95.
Pesticide Use per HectareFAO · 2024 · world median 1.730.11.73Moved since 2014
Yemen: 0.1 · world median 1.73 · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.72.
Position 168th of 178 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Fish and Seafood Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 16.172.0216.17Moved since 2013
Yemen: 2.02 · world median 16.17 · Fish and seafood available as food (kg per person per year, live-weight equivalent). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 83.81.
Average Weekly Hours WorkedILO · 2025 · world median 38.8923.6438.89Moved since 2015
Yemen: 23.64 · world median 38.89 · Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person. International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 23.64 to 54.7.
Position 182nd of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
No current reading for Yemen
Adults Who Have Been Too Anxious or Depressed to Carry On, Coefficient of Variation of Habitual Caloric Consumption, Cost of a Healthy Diet, Dietary Energy Supply, Excess Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Fatal Occupational Injuries, HPV Vaccination Coverage, Girls, Insecticide-Treated Net Use, Low Birthweight Prevalence, Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity, Prevalence of Undernourishment and Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Health & Wellbeing among Yemen’s 15 topics
Health & Wellbeing is Yemen’s 4th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability49th of 1863/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality118th of 1592/3 keys
- Energyjoint 127th of 1652/3 keys
- Health & Wellbeing172nd of 2003/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital170th of 1963/3 keys
- Mobility & Tradejoint 155th of 1773/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge187th of 1983/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture175th of 1842/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions189th of 1944/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties195th of 1983/4 keys
- Work & Labour181st of 1824/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience192nd of 1933/4 keys
- Digital & Technology198th of 1983/4 keys
- Gender & Equality183rd of 1832/4 keys
- Peace & Security177th of 1773/4 keys
No standing on Economy & Innovation: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on health & wellbeing
The three countries placed highest of 200, and the leaders Yemen can most readily be measured against.
1
San MarinoSouthern Europe
1st of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Matl derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
MonacoWestern Europe
2nd of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Martin Weber derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
AndorraSouthern Europe
3rd of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Tiia Monto derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
South Korea5th4/4 keysHighest in Western Asia
Israel10th3/4 keysThis page
Yemen172nd3/4 keys
Positions out of 200 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Yemen and health & wellbeing
On health & wellbeing
Global Hunger Index 2025: Countries with the Most Alarming Hunger Crisis
Thirteen countries scored across four editions — 2000, 2008, 2016 and 2025 — and five the report could not score at all. DR Congo and South Sudan share 121st place on 37.5.
On health & wellbeing
World Happiness Report 2025: Finland Leads Again as the US and UK Face Major Declines
The ten highest life evaluations of 2025, drawn on a world map, and the six things the report uses to explain them. Costa Rica and Mexico are the only two outside Europe and the Middle East.
08Questions
Yemen on health & wellbeing: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Yemen rank on health & wellbeing?
Yemen is placed 172nd of 200 countries on Health & Wellbeing in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (Life Expectancy at Birth, Under-Five Mortality Rate and Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Life Expectancy at Birth figure for Yemen?
69.3 in 2023 (years a newborn would live at current death rates), according to UN DESA Population Division. The world median in the same edition was 74.63.
What is the latest Under-Five Mortality Rate figure for Yemen?
38.14 in 2024 (deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)), according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME). The world median in the same edition was 14.54.
How does Yemen compare with Saudi Arabia on health & wellbeing?
Saudi Arabia is placed 58th of 200, and Yemen 172nd. Life Expectancy at Birth: Saudi Arabia 78.73, Yemen 69.3; Under-Five Mortality Rate: Saudi Arabia 5.958, Yemen 38.14; Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five: Saudi Arabia 10.85, Yemen 48.54.
How have Yemen’s health & wellbeing figures changed?
Life Expectancy at Birth rose from 62.76 in 2000 to 69.3 in 2023; Under-Five Mortality Rate fell from 92.91 in 2000 to 38.14 in 2024.
Which health & wellbeing statistics are missing for Yemen?
No current reading is published for Yemen on Adults Who Have Been Too Anxious or Depressed to Carry On, Coefficient of Variation of Habitual Caloric Consumption, Cost of a Healthy Diet, Dietary Energy Supply, Excess Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Fatal Occupational Injuries, HPV Vaccination Coverage, Girls, Insecticide-Treated Net Use, Low Birthweight Prevalence, Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity, Prevalence of Undernourishment and Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Health spending, hospital beds and doctors per person are not measured, because more of any of them does not guarantee better outcomes. Mental health and self-reported happiness are not part of this topic. Food supply per person is measured under Food & Agriculture. Maternal mortality and many other indicators are published here as context; maternal mortality is a key in Development & Human Capital instead.
How the Health & Wellbeing standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The health & wellbeing method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Life Expectancy at Birth — UN DESA Population Division, CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Under-Five Mortality Rate — UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five — UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
The other 50 statistics on this page come from 18 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Yemen’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Yemen (banner) — Jialiang Gao www.peace-on-earth.org derivative work: JamesA, CC BY-SA 3.0
- San Marino — Matl derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Monaco — Martin Weber derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Andorra — Tiia Monto derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Yemen: Health & Wellbeing — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/yemen/health