Children moderately or severely overweight in Yemen
Yemen: Children moderately or severely overweight was 107.8 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely overweight in Yemen, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely overweight in Yemen is 107.8 num th, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Yemen peaked at 173.3 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 83.6 num th, in 2019.
That places Yemen 55th out of 164 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 160.85 num th | 134.4 num th | 173.3 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.69 num th | 83.6 num th | 125.5 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.86 num th | 84.6 num th | 107.8 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More development goals data for Yemen
- Red List Index 0.8788 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 129.09 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 20.24 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 6 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 6 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 33 (2025)
- Infant deaths 46,799 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Yemen?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Yemen was 107.8 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 173.3 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.6 num th in 2019.
- How does Yemen rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Yemen ranks 55th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. 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 Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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