Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Yemen
Yemen: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 47.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Yemen, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Yemen stood at 47.4%.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Yemen peaked at 55.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 45.6%, in 2020.
Yemen ranks 6th of 147 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.3% | — |
| 2001 | 55.4% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 55.3% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 55.2% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 54.8% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 54.4% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 53.8% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 53.1% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 52.2% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 51.2% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 50.2% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 49.3% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 48.5% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 47.8% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 47.3% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 47.0% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 46.6% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 46.3% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 46.0% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 45.7% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 45.6% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 45.8% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 46.3% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 46.7% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 47.4% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.1% | 51.2% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.5% | 45.7% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.4% | 45.6% | 47.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 3 Eritrea 48.0% compare
- 4 Angola 47.7% compare
- 5 Papua New Guinea 47.6% compare
- 7 Guatemala 44.6% compare
- 8 Afghanistan 42.0% compare
- 9 Central African Republic 38.9% compare
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 stunted in Yemen?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Yemen was 47.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 55.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.6% in 2020.
- How does Yemen rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Yemen ranks 6th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 stunted (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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