Children moderately or severely overweight in Yemen

Yemen: Children moderately or severely overweight was 107.8 num th in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
107.8 num th
Change on year
up 9.8%
World rank
55th
of 164 countries
All-time high
173.3 num th
in 2000
All-time low
83.6 num th
in 2019
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Children moderately or severely overweight in Yemen, 2000–2024

0501001502000201220242000: 173.3 num th2001: 173 num th2002: 172.5 num th2003: 171 num th2004: 168.2 num th2005: 163.9 num th2006: 158.1 num th2007: 151.1 num th2008: 143 num th2009: 134.4 num th2010: 125.5 num th2011: 116.5 num th2012: 108.2 num th2013: 101 num th2014: 95.2 num th2015: 90.5 num th2016: 87.3 num th2017: 85.2 num th2018: 83.9 num th2019: 83.6 num th2020: 84.6 num th2021: 87.2 num th2022: 91.5 num th2023: 98.2 num th2024: 107.8 num th

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 52 Jordan 122.3 num th compare
  2. 53 Malaysia 116.9 num th compare
  3. 54 Madagascar 108.7 num th compare
  4. 56 Paraguay 104.1 num th compare
  5. 57 Cambodia 102.1 num th compare
  6. 58 Guinea 97.8 num th compare

See the full ranking of 199 places β†’

More development goals data for Yemen

All data for Yemen β†’

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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Indicator
Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands)
Unit
num th
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
199 places, 4,975 data points, 2000–2024
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