Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Yemen
Yemen: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) was 1.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Yemen, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Yemen stood at 1.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Yemen peaked at 4.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2018.
Yemen ranks 172nd of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.9% | — |
| 2001 | 4.8% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 1.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.8%, 61% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 1.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.7%, 20% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 3.1% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More infrastructure data for Yemen
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 20.05 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 50.89 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 727,821 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.9 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.019 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2017)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.217 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 727,821 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.5089 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Yemen?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Yemen was 1.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2018.
- How does Yemen rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Yemen ranks 172nd out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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