Maternal mortality ratio in Yemen
The maternal mortality ratio in Yemen was 118 per 100,000 live births in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1985.
Yemen, 2023
118
Change from 2022
−7per 100,000 live births
World, 2023
197 per 100,000 live births
Position in 2023
61st of 194
Maternal mortality ratio in Yemen over time
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Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Yemen | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 118 per 100,000 live births | 197 per 100,000 live births |
| 2022 | 125 per 100,000 live births | 203 per 100,000 live births |
| 2021 | 156 per 100,000 live births | 242 per 100,000 live births |
| 2020 | 135 per 100,000 live births | 211 per 100,000 live births |
| 2019 | 131 per 100,000 live births | 207 per 100,000 live births |
| 2018 | 134 per 100,000 live births | 211 per 100,000 live births |
| 2017 | 142 per 100,000 live births | 215 per 100,000 live births |
| 2016 | 134 per 100,000 live births | 220 per 100,000 live births |
| 2015 | 135 per 100,000 live births | 228 per 100,000 live births |
| 2014 | 134 per 100,000 live births | 231 per 100,000 live births |
| 2013 | 135 per 100,000 live births | 235 per 100,000 live births |
| 2012 | 137 per 100,000 live births | 239 per 100,000 live births |
| 2011 | 140 per 100,000 live births | 247 per 100,000 live births |
| 2010 | 144 per 100,000 live births | 253 per 100,000 live births |
| 2009 | 149 per 100,000 live births | 258 per 100,000 live births |
| 2008 | 153 per 100,000 live births | 264 per 100,000 live births |
| 2007 | 161 per 100,000 live births | 269 per 100,000 live births |
| 2006 | 171 per 100,000 live births | 276 per 100,000 live births |
| 2005 | 181 per 100,000 live births | 283 per 100,000 live births |
| 2004 | 194 per 100,000 live births | 291 per 100,000 live births |
| 2003 | 205 per 100,000 live births | 301 per 100,000 live births |
| 2002 | 218 per 100,000 live births | 311 per 100,000 live births |
| 2001 | 231 per 100,000 live births | 321 per 100,000 live births |
| 2000 | 241 per 100,000 live births | 328 per 100,000 live births |
| 1999 | 250 per 100,000 live births | 340 per 100,000 live births |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −7 from 125 per 100,000 live births in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 135 per 100,000 live births, the figure has changed by −17.
- Among the 194 countries with data for 2023, Yemen has the 61st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 197 per 100,000 live births.
More for Yemen
All statistics for Yemen
Under-five mortality rate
38.1 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
69.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
14.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
57.9 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
43
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
0.00 litres
2024 · WHO