Middle East & North Africa · population about 39.4 million
If you were born in Yemen
Right now, about 1.05% of the babies born on Earth are born in Yemen: 1 in 95, about 1.4 million a year, or about 2.6 a minute.
The chance that a baby born in Yemen dies before turning five is 4.0%, about 6.1 times that of the United States (0.7%). Life expectancy is 72.2 years for women and 66.2 years for men.
Life in Yemen, in numbers
Life expectancy69.3 yearswomen 72.2 · men 66.2United States 79.3 years · 56th lowest of 172 countries
Chance of dying before age 54.0%39.5 in 1,000United States 0.7% · 44th highest of 172 countries
Chance of dying before age 13.5%34.9 in 1,000United States 0.6% · 36th highest of 172 countries
Mothers who die giving birth183 per 100,000 birthsmaternal mortality ratioUnited States 21 per 100,000 · 46th highest of 172 countries
Children per woman4.59total fertility rateUnited States 1.62 · 13th highest of 172 countries
Expected years of schooling7.5 yearsUnited States 15.9 years · 7th lowest of 172 countries
College and university enrollment10%gross enrollment ratioUnited States 79% · 32nd lowest of 172 countries
Income per person (PPP)$2,000GDP per capita, PPPUnited States $74,352 · 14th lowest of 172 countries
Income inequality0.37Gini index (closer to 0 = more equal)United States 0.42 · 72nd highest of 172 countries
People living in cities37%urbanizationUnited States 80% · 30th lowest of 172 countries
People working in farming32%share of jobs in agricultureUnited States 2% · 59th highest of 172 countries
People using the internet17%United States 94% · 11th lowest of 172 countries
Women married before 1832%of women aged 20–24United States 0.5% · 25th highest of 172 countries
Health costs paid out of pocket69%share of health spendingUnited States 11% · 9th highest of 172 countries
HIV0.06%adults living with HIVUnited States 0.4% · 19th lowest of 172 countries
Homicide6 per 100,000United States 6.8 per 100,000 · 56th highest of 172 countries
Road traffic deaths17 per 100,000United States 12.8 per 100,000 · 70th highest of 172 countries
People who smokemen 25% · women 3%
Life satisfaction3.56 / 10World Happiness ReportUnited States 6.73 · 14th lowest of 156 countries
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Behind every one of these numbers is a person's life. In 1 in 8 Billion you become one of the babies being born right now and live one whole life inside statistics like these, from the first day to the last. You can't choose where you're born. No one ever could.
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