Health in Sana'a City (Amanat Al Asimah), Yemen: official figures

95.3% of women in Sana'a City (Amanat Al Asimah) who gave birth in the two years before the survey saw skilled health personnel (doctor, nurse or midwife) at least once during pregnancy, against 69.5% across Yemen (the highest of 19).

How many babies are born in hospitals in Sana'a City (Amanat Al Asimah)?

68.4% of recent births in Sana'a City (Amanat Al Asimah) took place in a health facility, against 46.9% in Yemen as a whole (5th highest of 19; 2022-23 survey).

Source: Central Statistical Organization, Yemen, with UNICEF · saved copy

How many births are attended by skilled staff in Sana'a City (Amanat Al Asimah)?

A doctor, nurse or midwife attended 81.8% of recent births in Sana'a City (Amanat Al Asimah) (Yemen: 60.9%; 4th highest of 19).

Source: Central Statistical Organization, Yemen, with UNICEF · saved copy

What is the caesarean rate in Sana'a City (Amanat Al Asimah)?

21.3% of recent births in Sana'a City (Amanat Al Asimah) were by caesarean section, against 10.8% across Yemen (the highest of 19; 2022-23 survey).

Source: Central Statistical Organization, Yemen, with UNICEF · saved copy

How many children are fully vaccinated in Sana'a City (Amanat Al Asimah)?

56.1% of children aged 12-23 months in Sana'a City (Amanat Al Asimah) had received all basic vaccinations (BCG, polio, pentavalent and measles-rubella) in 2022-23, against 38.3% nationally (the highest of 18).

Source: Central Statistical Organization, Yemen, with UNICEF · saved copy

How many children are unvaccinated in Sana'a City (Amanat Al Asimah)?

15.4% of children aged 12-23 months in Sana'a City (Amanat Al Asimah) had received no vaccinations at all, against 28.4% across Yemen (the lowest of 18; 2022-23 survey).

Source: Central Statistical Organization, Yemen, with UNICEF · saved copy

What is the child stunting rate in Sana'a City (Amanat Al Asimah)?

41.7% of children under five in Sana'a City (Amanat Al Asimah) were too short for their age (stunted) in the 2022-23 survey, against 48.6% across Yemen (8th lowest of 21).

Source: Central Statistical Organization, Yemen, with UNICEF · saved copy

What is the child wasting rate in Sana'a City (Amanat Al Asimah)?

7.4% of children under five in Sana'a City (Amanat Al Asimah) were too thin for their height (wasted) in 2022-23 (Yemen: 16.9%; 4th lowest of 21).

Source: Central Statistical Organization, Yemen, with UNICEF · saved copy

What is the child mortality rate in Sana'a City (Amanat Al Asimah)?

The under-five mortality rate in Sana'a City (Amanat Al Asimah) was 32 per 1,000 live births in the five years before the 2022-23 survey, against 41 for Yemen (8th lowest of 20).

Source: Central Statistical Organization, Yemen, with UNICEF · saved copy

How many children does a woman have in Sana'a City (Amanat Al Asimah)?

A woman in Sana'a City (Amanat Al Asimah) would have 3.5 children on average over her life at current birth rates (three years to 2022-23), against 4.6 for Yemen (2nd lowest of 21).

Source: Central Statistical Organization, Yemen, with UNICEF · saved copy

How Sana'a City (Amanat Al Asimah) compares with other governorates

Mothers seen by skilled health staff during pregnancy (2022-23)

Sana'a City (Amanat Al Asimah) ranks 1 of 19, highest first.

Rank	Region	Mothers seen by skilled health staff during pregnancy
1	Sana'a City (Amanat Al Asimah)	95.3%
2	Ibb	88.1%
3	Aden	82.8%
4	Taizz	80.5%
5	Dhamar	75.1%
6	Hadramaut	73.5%
7	Al Bayda	72.9%

Source: Central Statistical Organization, Yemen, with UNICEF · saved copy

Births in a health facility (2022-23)

Sana'a City (Amanat Al Asimah) ranks 5 of 19, highest first.

Rank	Region	Births in a health facility
2	Al Bayda	74.3%
3	Aden	71.9%
4	Abyan	70.2%
5	Sana'a City (Amanat Al Asimah)	68.4%
6	Shabwah	65.3%
7	Lahj	63.6%
8	Ibb	50.8%

Source: Central Statistical Organization, Yemen, with UNICEF · saved copy

Births attended by skilled health staff (2022-23)

Sana'a City (Amanat Al Asimah) ranks 4 of 19, highest first.

Rank	Region	Births attended by skilled health staff
1	Abyan	83.3%
2	Hadramaut	83.0%
3	Aden	83.0%
4	Sana'a City (Amanat Al Asimah)	81.8%
5	Al Bayda	79.3%
6	Lahj	74.1%
7	Shabwah	73.6%

Source: Central Statistical Organization, Yemen, with UNICEF · saved copy

Children aged 12-23 months with all basic vaccinations (2022-23)

Sana'a City (Amanat Al Asimah) ranks 1 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children aged 12-23 months with all basic vaccinations
1	Sana'a City (Amanat Al Asimah)	56.1%
2	Al Hudaydah	53.1%
3	Taizz	43.6%
4	Al Mahwit	42.2%
5	Amran	41.6%
6	Ibb	40.2%
7	Aden	39.0%

Source: Central Statistical Organization, Yemen, with UNICEF · saved copy

Children aged 12-23 months with no vaccinations (2022-23)

Sana'a City (Amanat Al Asimah) ranks 18 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children aged 12-23 months with no vaccinations
12	Hajjah	25.2%
13	Dhamar	24.5%
14	Aden	24.5%
15	Ibb	20.5%
16	Al Hudaydah	19.4%
17	Al Mahwit	15.6%
18	Sana'a City (Amanat Al Asimah)	15.4%

Source: Central Statistical Organization, Yemen, with UNICEF · saved copy

Children under 5 who are stunted (2022-23)

Sana'a City (Amanat Al Asimah) ranks 14 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children under 5 who are stunted
11	Al Jawf	48.6%
12	Ibb	47.5%
13	Taizz	42.7%
14	Sana'a City (Amanat Al Asimah)	41.7%
15	Shabwah	39.6%
16	Sa'ada	38.4%
17	Lahj	36.6%

Source: Central Statistical Organization, Yemen, with UNICEF · saved copy

Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (2022-23)

Sana'a City (Amanat Al Asimah) ranks 13 of 20, highest first.

Rank	Region	Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births
10	Hajjah	39
11	Marib	39
12	Taizz	38
13	Sana'a City (Amanat Al Asimah)	32
14	Shabwah	28
15	Al Bayda	27
16	Abyan	26

Source: Central Statistical Organization, Yemen, with UNICEF · saved copy

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Sources

Central Statistical Organization, Yemen, with UNICEF: Yemen Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2022-2023, Survey Findings Report (tables by governorate), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 03bf052dd0d2…)

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