Over 223,000 to 377,000 cumulative deaths in Yemen have been linked to indirect causes—including extreme hunger, severe malnutrition, disease, and a lack of healthcare—since the civil war and Saudi-led intervention escalated. [
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- Child Mortality: An estimated 85,000 children under the age of five may have died from acute malnutrition and related diseases between April 2015 and late 2018, according to data from Save the Children and the United Nations. [1, 2, 3]
- Food Insecurity: Between 17 million and 19.5 million people in Yemen face acute food insecurity and require urgent humanitarian assistance. [1, 2]
- Primary Causes: The crisis is driven by the ongoing civil war, naval and land blockades, damaged import infrastructure at key ports like Hodeidah, soaring food prices, and severe funding gaps for international aid. [1, 2, 3]