Healthy life expectancy in Yemen

Healthy life expectancy at birth in Yemen was 57.9 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest since 2015.

Measure: Healthy life expectancy at birth Unit: Years Data: 2000 to 2023 Source: WHO
Yemen, 2023 57.9 Years
Change from 2022 +2.5% 2022: 56.5 years
Position in 2023 144th of 185 See the full ranking

Healthy life expectancy in Yemen over time

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Years. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Healthy life expectancy at birth (years), 2000 to 2023
Period Yemen
2023 57.9 years
2022 56.5 years
2021 56.1 years
2020 56.4 years
2019 56.8 years
2018 56.4 years
2017 57.5 years
2016 57.6 years
2015 58.1 years
2014 58.5 years
2013 58.5 years
2012 58.1 years
2011 57.9 years
2010 57.7 years
2009 57.4 years
2008 57.1 years
2007 56.6 years
2006 56.2 years
2005 55.8 years
2004 55.4 years
2003 54.9 years
2002 54.5 years
2001 54.0 years
2000 53.5 years

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +2.5% from 56.5 years in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 58.5 years, the figure has changed by −1.0%.
  • Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Yemen has the 144th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code
WHOSIS_000002 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2023 for Yemen
Provider update
1 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory