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Life expectancy (from birth) in Yemen from 1880 to 2020*

Characteristic	Life expectancy in years
2020	66.03
2015	66
2010	64.71
2005	62.06
2000	59.5
1995	58.19
1990	56.02
1985	51.58
1980	45.28
1975	39.61
1970	34.36
1965	30.66
1960	29.7
1955**	29.23
1950	23.76
1945	23.7
1940	23.7
1935	23.7
1930	23.7
1925	23.6
1920	22.8
1915	23.6
1910	23.6
1905	23.54
1900	23.5
1895	23.5
1890	23.5
1885	23.46
1880	23.4

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August 2019

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Yemen

Survey time period

1880 to 2020

Supplementary notes

*All data given is an average of the preceding five year period.
**The sharp increase is due to the switch from Gapminder to (more recent) UN estimates; Gapminder data also shows an increase in these years, albeit a more gradual one.

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In 1880, the average person born in the area of modern day Yemen could expect to live to just over the age of 23, a rate which would remain largely unchanged throughout the end of the 19^th and first half of the 20^th century (outside of a small dip from the Spanish Flu in the late 1910s). However, life expectancy in Yemen would begin to rise greatly in the 1950s, as Imam Ahmed would open up the country from its isolationist policies, allowing for a significant expansion in economic growth and improvements to healthcare and living standards. Yemen’s growing oil revenues fueled these developments, resulting in life expectancy more than doubling by the end of the century. However, life expectancy would slow and ultimately stagnate in the 21^th century, as the Yemeni Civil War would continue to cause significant disruptions in healthcare services and severe famine in the country. As a result, it is estimated in 2020 that the average person born in Yemen can expect to live to just over the age of 66 years old.