Vanuatu vs Yemen: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard

Vanuatu
23.3%
in 2024
Yemen
23.4%
in 2024
Vanuatu rank
117th
Yemen rank
116th

Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time

  • Vanuatu
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 23.4% against 23.3% in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.

Vanuatu ranks 117th and Yemen ranks 116th of 198 countries.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Vanuatu Yemen Difference Ahead
1980s 9.5% 11.8% 2.3% Yemen
1990s 11.5% 12.7% 1.2% Yemen
2000s 14.8% 15.4% 0.7% Yemen
2010s 18.8% 19.0% 0.1% Yemen
2020s 22.3% 22.4% 0.1% Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard, Vanuatu or Yemen?
Yemen, at 23.4% against 23.3% in Vanuatu as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Vanuatu and Yemen?
0.1%, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Vanuatu and Yemen?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Vanuatu and Yemen rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
Vanuatu ranks 117th and Yemen ranks 116th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
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