yemen

By amy, isabella and tiffany

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population

31, 752, 402 people on Saturday

June 10th, 2023
background

Yemen has been facing a civil war since 2015, leading to widespread violence, displacement, and a
humanitarian crisis. This has had a devastating impact on the economy, with high unemployment and a
scarcity of essential goods and services. Political instability and weak governance have hindered efforts
to rebuild the country. These factors have all influenced Yemen’s overall wellbeing, thus resulting in the
large gap between Yemen and the rest of the world in wellbeing.
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economical consequences
- 54% of the population survives on less than 2 dollars per day
- Around 45% of the population is malnourished, with five million of these citizens requiring
emergency aid and immediate action
- Between 2015 and 2019, Yemen's GDP shrank by an estimated 6% annually, according to
the World Bank.
- As a result of the war, Yemen has a high jobless rate.
- High levels of inflation and currency depreciation
- Yemen poverty rate for 2014 was 85.40%, a 3.7% increase from 2005.
- As of 2022, the unemployment rate is 13.59%
 social consequences

- dietary deficiencies: lack of food + malnutrition from ongoing conflict

- low life expectancy: one of lowest in world caused by conflict, food insecurity, limited access to
healthcare, communicable diseases
- low access to health services: limited infrastructure, shortage of supplies + personnel
- high maternal mortality rates: limited access to healthcare, limited prenatal + obstetric care,
malnutrition, preventable diseases
- relatively high levels of illiteracy: limited educational infrastructure + resources, shortage of
schools + qualified teachers
- high infant mortality rates: inadequate healthcare, limited access to healthcare, malnutrition,
waterborne diseases, impact of ongoing conflict on healthcare delivery
- child exploitation:child labour, child recruitment into armed groups, child marriage, other abuse
+ exploitation due to poverty, displacement, lack of education, ongoing conflict
- lack of access to clean water: increased risks of waterborne diseases, poor sanitation, hygiene
related health issues
environmental consequences

- Sana, with a population of 2 million, only has tap water available once every 4 days
- Taiz- tap water available once every 20 days
- Yemen is one of the nations with the lowest water availability in the world.
- Water sources have become contaminated with chemicals and sewage as a result of the
loss of sanitation infrastructure, particularly wastewater treatment plants, raising the
danger of waterborne disease.
- Unregulated extraction of resources, deforestation, and overexploitation of fisheries.
- Soil erosion, desertification, and loss of biodiversity.
- The average Yemeni has access to only 140 cubic meters of water per year (101 gallons
per day) for all uses, while the Middle Eastern average is 1,000, and the internationally
defined threshold for water stress is 1,700 cubic meters a year.