Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Yemen

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Yemen was 69.3 years. A difference of +1.35 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Yemen were 67.24 years and 71.39 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Yemen for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Yemen (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Yemen (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	33.46	31.11	36.03
1961	34.06	31.72	36.59
1962	33.67	30.99	36.67
1963	33.43	30.57	36.69
1964	34.91	32.3	37.79
1965	35.59	32.92	38.53
1966	36.26	33.58	39.21
1967	37.08	34.37	40.04
1968	37.99	35.33	40.88
1969	39.61	37.11	42.28
1970	40.57	38.18	43.09
1971	41.76	39.54	44.06
1972	42.69	40.47	44.99
1973	43.6	41.4	45.89
1974	44.54	42.36	46.79
1975	45.48	43.35	47.66
1976	46.44	44.35	48.58
1977	47.44	45.36	49.57
1978	48.48	46.39	50.62
1979	49.53	47.48	51.61
1980	50.61	48.57	52.67
1981	51.68	49.69	53.69
1982	52.37	50.46	54.28
1983	53.62	51.7	55.54
1984	54.59	52.71	56.45
1985	55.42	53.57	57.26
1986	54	50.53	57.76
1987	56.83	54.99	58.65
1988	57.43	55.64	59.2
1989	58.03	56.21	59.82
1990	58.53	56.74	60.29
1991	58.81	56.84	60.76
1992	59.26	57.32	61.19
1993	59.66	57.69	61.62
1994	59.83	57.67	62.01
1995	60.53	58.59	62.47
1996	60.88	58.93	62.84
1997	61.34	59.39	63.29
1998	61.79	59.86	63.71
1999	62.28	60.38	64.16
2000	62.76	60.9	64.62
2001	63.29	61.46	65.1
2002	63.81	61.93	65.67
2003	64.41	62.52	66.28
2004	64.88	63.02	66.73
2005	65.36	63.47	67.23
2006	65.8	63.91	67.68
2007	66.23	64.33	68.12
2008	66.61	64.72	68.49
2009	66.91	65	68.81
2010	67.22	65.31	69.14
2011	67.41	65.44	69.4
2012	67.57	65.55	69.61
2013	67.96	66.03	69.91
2014	68	66	70.04
2015	66.76	63.99	69.71
2016	67.11	64.4	69.96
2017	67.12	64.3	70.12
2018	65.92	62.31	69.88
2019	66.57	63.34	70.06
2020	66.44	63.33	69.81
2021	66.02	63.09	69.17
2022	67.95	65.67	70.32
2023	69.3	67.24	71.39