Number of maternal deaths in Yemen
Yemen: Number of maternal deaths was 1,600 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths in Yemen, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of maternal deaths in Yemen is 1,600, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Yemen peaked at 2,700 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 1,300, in 2011.
That places Yemen 31st out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,620 | 2,600 | 2,700 | 5 |
| 1990s | 2,270 | 2,000 | 2,500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,640 | 1,400 | 1,900 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,490 | 1,300 | 1,700 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,800 | 1,600 | 2,100 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 28 Brazil 1,700 compare
- 28 Central African Republic 1,700 compare
- 28 Myanmar 1,700 compare
- 32 Malawi 1,500 compare
- 32 Philippines 1,500 compare
- 34 China 1,400 compare
- 34 South Africa 1,400 compare
More health data for Yemen
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 570,800 (2025)
- Population, male 50.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 578,203 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 607,475 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 561,315 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 11.65 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 17.14 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 589,338 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 543,962 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 512,258 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths in Yemen?
- Number of maternal deaths in Yemen was 1,600 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 2,700 in 1986.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,300 in 2011.
- How does Yemen rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Yemen ranks 31st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A maternal death refers to the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.